Myeik Than Phyo Thu power station
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Myeik Than Phyo Thu power station is a cancelled power station in Lut Lut Village, Myeik, Tanintharyi, Myanmar.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Myeik Than Phyo Thu power station | Lut Lut Village, Myeik, Tanintharyi, Myanmar | 12.433333, 98.6 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | cancelled | coal - unknown | 50 | subcritical | – | – |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner |
|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Than Phyo Thu Mining [100.0%] |
Project-level coal details
- Coal source(s): Indonesia
Background
In 2012, Than Phyo Thu Mining Company and Myeik Public Corporation signed an agreement with the Ministry of Electric Power to build a 50 MW coal plant in Lut Lut Village on 160 acres of land.[1]
Residents in Lut Lut village said the land was confiscated by the army in return for meagre compensation in 2003. The military wanted to lease the land to private companies for inland fish and prawn farming but the scheme fell through, and the plot lay abandoned for many years until 2012.[1]
Two local villages protested the plant as soon as it was proposed: the Lut Lut village, which had more than 100 households with a population of around 400, and the Thamote village, a group of more than 700 households located 0.75 miles (1.2km) away across the Thamote River. Both relied on subsistence for their livelihoods. Residents said they were not informed when the company signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) to build the plant.[1]
As of March 2016, Than Phyo Thu was seeking permission from the Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) to begin building the plant.[1]
There have been no developments on the project since March 2016, and plans appear abandoned.
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Aye Nyein Win and Su Phyo Win, "Local resistance fails to halt Myeik coal-fired power plant," Myanmar Times, March 15, 2016
Additional data
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