Mee Laung Gyaing FSRU
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Mee Laung Gyaing FSRU, also referred to as Mee Lin Laung LNG Terminal, is a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal proposed In Myanmar.[1][2] There have been no project updates in over two years, and the project is presumed shelved as of July 2024.
Location
The terminal is proposed to be located in Mata, Ayeyawady, Myanmar.[2]
Project details
- Owner: Zhefu Holding Group Co. Ltd (ZHG) and Supreme Trading Co., Ltd.[1][3]
- Parent company: ZHEFU Hydropower, Supreme Group (SG)[1][4]
- Location: Mee Laung Gyaing, Myanmar[1]
- Coordinates: 17.254775, 94.496500 (estimate)
- Type: Import[1]
- Capacity:
- Cost: US$2.5 billion (includes the power plant and other infrastructure)[5]
- Status: Shelved
- Start Year: 2023[6]
Note: mtpa = million tonnes per year; bcfd = billion cubic feet per day
Background
The project involves the construction of a 1,390MW (225MWx4 and 250MWx2) power plant and an LNG receiving terminal including a floating storage regasification unit (FSRU), a powerhouse, a substation and storage tanks, the laying of transmission lines and pipe lines, and the installation of generators, transformers, safety and security systems. The project will be implemented in phases. Construction work on the first phase had been expected to commence in the first quarter of 2019 and take 36 months to complete; the entire project is expected to take 42 months to complete.[1]
In May 2021, it was reported by Reuters that a US$2.5 billion LNG project had been approved for new investment by Myanmar's military rulers as part of a package of 15 new projects worth nearly US$2.8 billion overall.[7] While the Myanmar authorities did not specifically name the LNG project in question, media reports identify it as the Mee Laung Gyaing FSRU LNG Terminal, expected to be completed in 2023, with 35% of the power produced to be distributed to the Ayeyarwady Region, and the rest going to Yangon via the national grid.[6]
In April 2022, Myanmar's government proposed to include the Mee Lin Gyaing project, including the LNG terminal, in a list of early harvest projects of the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor Project.[8]
There have been no project updates in over two years, and the project is presumed shelved as of July 2024.
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Mee Laung Gyaing LNG-fired Power Plant 1390 MW – Ayeyarwady - Project Profile, Market Research, accessed Apr. 16, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Myanmar proposes to include $2.5-bn Mee Lin Gyaing Project in early projects of China-Myanmar Economic Corridor". Eleven Media Group Co., Ltd. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
- ↑ "Mee Lin Gyaing Integrated LNG to Power (1390 MW) | SUPREME Group of Companies". Retrieved 2022-06-30.
- ↑ "En_浙富控股集团股份有限公司". www.zhefu.cn. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
- ↑ Chan Mya Htwe, Mee Laung Gyaing LNG project to commence construction soon, Myanmar Times, Jan. 3, 2020
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Myanmar Junta Approves 15 Investments, Including US$2.5-Billion Power Project, The Irrawady, May 8, 2021
- ↑ Myanmar's junta approves $2.8 bln investment, including gas power plant, Reuters, May 9, 2021
- ↑ "Myanmar proposes to include $2.5-bn Mee Lin Gyaing Project in early projects of China-Myanmar Economic Corridor". nationthailand. 2022-04-25. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
