Thaketa LNG power station

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Thaketa LNG power station is a mothballed power station in Yangon, Myanmar.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Thaketa LNG power station Yangon, Yangon, Myanmar 16.824726, 96.22445 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 16.824726, 96.22445

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 mothballed[2][3][4] fossil gas - LNG[5] 477[5] internal combustion[6] 2020[7]

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 CNTIC VPower Group [100.0%]

Financing

| mothballed[8][9]

Background

The power station halted operations in July 2021 due to the coup's financial fallout.[9] The vessel that was supposed to supply the plant with LNG for the period of 2020-2025 left Myanmar in 2023.[10][11]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/dir//R68F%2BCR7+CNTIC+VPower+YG1+Power+Station+Yangon+Myanmar+(Burma)/@16.760303896.115960112z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x30c1edc0396d1eb7:0xe1f27f32f4d41c59!2m2!1d96.2246607!2d16.816065. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20221021060845/https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/two-power-plants-in-myanmars-biggest-city-shut-amid-coups-financial-fallout.html. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20221106091447/https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-factories-to-close-amid-planned-power-cuts.html. Archived from the original on 06 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230731044716/https://www.eria.org/uploads/media/Research-Project-Report/RPR-2023-02/Oil-and-Gas-Strategic-Pricing-in-Myanmar-.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709141912/https://www.enerdata.net/publications/daily-energy-news/myanmar-commissions-its-first-477-mw-lng-power-plant.html. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20230202013324/http://vpower.com/vpower-groups-joint-venture-starts-powering-myanmar-with-lng-opening-up-new-fuel-source-for-the-country/. Archived from the original on 02 February 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20220709142532/https://www.offshore-energy.biz/myanmars-lng-fueled-power-plant-springs-into-action/. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20221106091447/https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-factories-to-close-amid-planned-power-cuts.html. {{cite web}}: |archive-url= requires |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 "Two Power Plants in Myanmar's Biggest City Shut Amid Coup's Financial Fallout". The Irrawaddy. October 13, 2021. Archived from the original on July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  10. "CNTIC V-POWER ENERGY (MOTHER VESSEL) arrived at Thilawa Port for power supply project - Maritime Gateway". Maritime Gateway - South Asia’s Premier Shipping and Logistics News Portal. 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  11. Kanlayakorn Pengrattana (2023-04-03). "Hong Kong energy-generating vessel leaves Myanmar - Scandasia". Scandasia. Retrieved 2023-05-16.

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