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KengTawn — 54 MW Hydroelectric

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KengTawn is a 54 MW hydro power plant located in Myanmar. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
54 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2008

Year online

Owner
—

Operator

Location
20.91, 97.98

Coordinates

Insights

#21
largest in Myanmar
#3,082
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#12,787
largest worldwide
2008
24 yrs newer than avg
0
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
54 MW
Commissioned
2008
Status
Operational
Owner
—
Country
MMR
Coordinates
20.910, 97.975

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
4,541 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
363,295 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

987
cars / year
605
homes / year
206,417
trees to offset

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

Nearby Stations

Baluchaung BHP (2)

Myanmar · Hydroelectric

168MW · 1974

Tigyit

Myanmar · Coal

120MW · 2005

Baluchaung BHP (1)

Myanmar · Hydroelectric

28MW · 1992

Zawgyi (1)

Myanmar · Hydroelectric

18MW · 1995

About this plant

KengTawn is a 54 MW hydro power plant in Myanmar, commissioned in 2008. It is operated by an undisclosed entity.

Ranked #12 of 20 hydro plants in Myanmar, KengTawn’s 54 MW accounts for 1.98% of Myanmar’s total hydro capacity of 2,725 MW. The largest hydro plant in Myanmar is Yeywa at 790 MW, making KengTawn 14.6 times smaller.

There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in Myanmar’s central region, approximately 300 km from Naypyidaw.

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