Thilawa (Sumitomo) power station

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Thilawa (Sumitomo) power station is a power station in the pre-permit stage in Thilawa, Yangon, Myanmar.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Thilawa (Sumitomo) power station Thilawa, Yangon, Myanmar 16.658502, 96.262303 (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 pre-permit[2][3][4] fossil gas - LNG[2] 1250[2] combined cycle[5] 2025[6][3]

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 Marubeni Corp [25.0%], Mitsui & Co Ltd [25.0%], Eden Group Co Ltd, Sumitomo Corp [50.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/16%C2%B039'30.6%22N+96%C2%B015'44.3%22E/@16.658505196.26011131071m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d16.6585!4d96.2623. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20210616165335/https://www.sumitomocorp.com/en/jp/news/release/2020/group/13600. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240410160706/https://www.eria.org/uploads/media/Research-Project-Report/RPR-2023-02/10_Chapter-3-Strategic-Gas-Pricing-in-Myanmar-.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20230806001358/https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/market-insights/latest-news/natural-gas/020121-japans-meti-sees-no-immediate-impact-on-myanmar-energy-projects-after-coup. Archived from the original on 06 August 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20221206125943/https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/news/marubeni-lng-power-plant-myanmar/. Archived from the original on 06 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20221002214909/https://www.eia.gov/naturalgas/weekly/archivenew_ngwu/2020/06_18/. Archived from the original on 02 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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