MMR

Kun — 60 MW Hydroelectric

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Kun is a 60 MW hydro power plant located in Myanmar. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
60 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2011

Year online

Owner
Myanmar Electric Power Enterprise

Operator

Location
18.42, 96.36

Coordinates

Insights

#17
largest in %s
#2,929
largest %s worldwide
#12,271
largest worldwide
2011
%d yrs newer than avg
18
operated by %s
4
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
60 MW
Commissioned
2011
Status
Operational
Owner
Myanmar Electric Power Enterprise
Country
MMR
Coordinates
18.420, 96.364

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
5,046 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
403,661 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,097
cars / year
673
homes / year
229,353
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Kun is a 60 MW hydroelectric power plant in Myanmar, commissioned in 2011.

Ranked #10 of 20 hydro plants in Myanmar, Kun represents 2.2% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 2,725 MW. The largest hydro plant in Myanmar is Yeywa at 790 MW, making Kun 13.2 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Phyu Creek (65 MW, Hydro) and Zaungtu (20 MW, Hydro). The facility is situated in the central region of Myanmar, approximately 150 km from Yangon.

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