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Power Plants in Myanmar

Myanmar has 35 power plants on the map, adding up to about 4 GW of capacity. By number of plants, the most common type is hydro. Below: the full fuel mix and the country’s biggest stations. From the WRI Global Power Plant Database, snapshot 2026-06-23.

POWER PLANTS35

TOTAL CAPACITY4 GW

MOST COMMON FUELHydro

By fuel

How Myanmar’s plants split by primary fuel, by number of stations, with total installed capacity for each.

Hydro20 · 57% · 3 GW

Gas12 · 34% · 1 GW

Coal2 · 6% · 165 MW

Solar1 · 3% · 50 MW

Largest power plants in Myanmar

The country’s biggest stations by installed capacity, with fuel and commissioning year where recorded.

790 MWYeywaHydro2010

600 MWShweli (1)Hydro2008

280 MWPaunglaungHydro2005

240 MWTarpein-1Hydro2011

230 MWNgam TaeGas2017

168 MWBaluchaung BHP (2)Hydro1974

154 MWAhloneGas

154 MWHlawgaGas

120 MWTigyitCoal2005

102 MWKyaukseGas2015

92 MWThakaytaGas1990

75 MWMoneHydro2004

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