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Thaton — 51 MW Natural Gas

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Thaton is a 51 MW gas power plant located in Myanmar. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
51 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2018

Year online

Owner
Myanmar Electric Power Enterprise

Operator

Location
16.96, 97.41

Coordinates

Insights

#22
largest in Myanmar
#3,705
largest Natural Gas worldwide
#13,035
largest worldwide
2018
19 yrs newer than avg
18
operated by Myanmar Electric Power…
3
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Natural Gas
Capacity
51 MW
Commissioned
2018
Status
Operational
Owner
Myanmar Electric Power Enterprise
Country
MMR
Coordinates
16.960, 97.408

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
98,414 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
2,952,420 t

over ~30 yrs

Intensity
490 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

21,394
cars / year
13,122
homes / year
4,473,364
trees to offset

Indicative estimate from standard life-cycle emission and capacity factors — not a measured figure. Open calculator

Nearby Stations

Ngam Tae

Myanmar · Natural Gas

230MW · 2017

Ahlone

Myanmar · Natural Gas

154MW

Hlawga

Myanmar · Natural Gas

154MW · 2014

Thakayta

Myanmar · Natural Gas

92MW · 1990

Ywama

Myanmar · Natural Gas

70MW · 2015

Kun

Myanmar · Hydroelectric

60MW · 2011

About this plant

Thaton is a 50.95 MW gas power plant in Myanmar, operated since its commissioning year is not specified.

Ranked #9 of 12 gas plants in Myanmar. Its 50.95 MW represents 4.87% of Myanmar’s total gas capacity of 1,047 MW. The largest gas plant in Myanmar is Ngam Tae at 230 MW, making Thaton 4.5 times smaller.

There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in the Mon State, approximately 160 km southeast of Yangon.

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