Kanbauk power station

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Kanbauk power station is a shelved power station in Kanbauk, Tanintharyi, Myanmar.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Kanbauk power station Kanbauk, Tanintharyi, Myanmar 14.593821, 98.028988 (approximate)[1]

The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 shelved[2][1][3][4] fossil gas - LNG[5] 615[6] combined cycle[6]
Unit 2 shelved[4][7][3][1] fossil gas - LNG[5] 615[6] combined cycle[6]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 1 Siemens Energy AG [50.0%], TotalEnergies SE [50.0%]
Unit 2 Siemens Energy AG [50.0%], TotalEnergies SE [50.0%]

Background

Initially, Total and Siemen's proposed a 615 MW project that did not move forward due to "stalled talks" with the Myanmar government over financial terms. In 2019, a "scaled-back" version of the project was proposed by the companies, but does not appear to have moved forward.[8] However, the 1230 MW plan is still listed as part of Total's projects, who note that they have completed EEI's and EIA's in accordance with Myanmar's environmental laws.[9]

Following the coup in 2021, TotalEnergies SE withdrew from Myanmar in 2022, allegedly leaving its shares to other partners.[10] There are no definitive updates on the project since 2019, hence the project is listed as shelved.

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210311003657/http://www.vdb-loi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Myanmar-Somewhat-Unexpectedly-Signs-4-Major-LNGGas-to-Power-Projects.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20221012013602/https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/lng-projects-delayed-not-dead/. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220815012841/https://www.power-technology.com/marketdata/kanbauk-combined-cycle-power-plant-myanmar/. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220522011954/https://www.consult-myanmar.com/2019/06/27/negotiations-still-underway-over-kanbauk-lng-project/. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210311014131/https://www.mmtimes.com/news/negotiations-still-underway-over-kanbauk-lng-project.html. Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20210406071009/https://mm.total.com/kanbauk-lng-power-project. Archived from the original on 06 April 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20221201201705/https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/does-myanmars-lng-power-plan-stack-up/. Archived from the original on 01 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. "Total, Siemens propose scaled-back LNG project in Tanintharyi". Frontier Myanmar. 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  9. "Kanbauk LNG to Power Project". TotalEnergies Myanmar. 2019-01-14. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  10. "TotalEnergies withdraws from Myanmar". TotalEnergies.com. Retrieved 2023-05-16.

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