Rakhine LNG Terminal

This article is part of the Global Fossil Infrastructure Tracker, a project of Global Energy Monitor.

Sub-articles:

FrackSwarm portal Coal terminals Coal transport and infrastructure Oil and gas pipelines LNG terminals Pipeline construction costs Methodology and data notes

Rakhine LNG Terminal is a liquefied natural gas import terminal shelved in Myanmar.

Location

Loading map...

{"type":"ROADMAP","minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","width":"400px","height":"300px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"visitedicon":"","wmsoverlay":false,"zoom":7,"layers":[],"controls":["pan","zoom","type","scale","streetview","rotate"],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"resizable":false,"kmlrezoom":false,"poi":true,"cluster":false,"clustergridsize":60,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clusteraveragecenter":true,"clusterminsize":2,"imageoverlays":[],"kml":[],"gkml":[],"searchmarkers":"","fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":false,"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":19.4281,"lon":93.5543,"icon":""}]}

Project Details

• Owner: CNTIC VPower
• Parent company: VPower Group, China National Technical Import & Export Corp (CNTIC)
• Location: Rakhine, Myanmar
• Coordinates: 19.4281, 93.5543 (approximate)
• Capacity:
• Status: Shelved
• Type: Import
• Start Year: 2022
• Associated Infrastructure: Kyaukphu (PowerChina) power station

Note: mtpa = million tonnes per year; bcfd = billion cubic feet per day

Background

In June 2020, Offshore Energy reported that an LNG import facility was under construction in Rakhine. It will supply the Kyaukpyu natural gas-fired power plant (150 MW capacity), which is expected to come online by the end of 2020.

In March 2022, it was reported that the 150-MW power plant had come online. It is unclear whether the LNG terminal's construction is complete.

It appears that the power plant may source natural gas from offshore projects and onshore gas fields in Myanmar.

In August 2023, NarinJara news said that VPower had stopped four of five of its power projects in Myanmar, including one in Rakhine. The project is considered shelved.