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Thaphanseik — 30 MW Hydroelectric

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Thaphanseik is a 30 MW hydro power plant located in Myanmar. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
30 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2002

Year online

Owner
—

Operator

Location
23.31, 95.36

Coordinates

Insights

#27
largest in %s
#3,804
largest %s worldwide
#16,429
largest worldwide
2002
%d yrs newer than avg
0
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
30 MW
Commissioned
2002
Status
Operational
Owner
—
Country
MMR
Coordinates
23.310, 95.358

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,523 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
201,830 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

548
cars / year
336
homes / year
114,676
trees to offset

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

Nearby Stations

Kinda

Myanmar · Hydroelectric

56MW · 1985

Sedawgyi

Myanmar · Hydroelectric

25MW · 1989

About this plant

Thaphanseik is a 30 MW hydroelectric power plant in Myanmar, commissioned in 2002. It is part of the country’s growing hydroelectric sector.

Ranked #13 of 20 hydro plants in Myanmar, Thaphanseik’s 30 MW represents 1.1% of Myanmar’s total hydro capacity of 2,725 MW. The largest hydro plant in Myanmar is Yeywa at 790 MW, making Thaphanseik 26.3 times smaller.

There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in the Sagaing Region, approximately 200 km from the city of Mandalay.

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