Myeik power station

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Myeik power station is a cancelled power station in Myeik Township, Myeik, Tanintharyi, Myanmar.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Myeik power station Myeik Township, Myeik, Tanintharyi, Myanmar 12.433333, 98.6 (approximate)

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 Start year Retired year
Unit 1 cancelled coal - unknown 2640 unknown 2020

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 1 Blue Energy & Environment Co, Vantage Co, Kyaw Kyaw Phyo Co

Background

In October 2014, Ratchaburi Electricity Generating (RATCH; now known as RATCH Group Public Company Limited) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Department of Hydropower Planning, Ministry of Electric Power of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar to commence a feasibility study for the 2,600 MW Myeik power plant project. Under the MOU, the company, along with its partners Blue Energy & Environment Company (Thailand), Vantage Company (Myanmar), and Kyaw Kyaw Phyo Company, would jointly develop the project in the Thaninthayi region. The project construction, completion, and power generation was scheduled to be done 2020.[1]

In May 2015, RATCH said it hoped to sign a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with the Myanmar government and other partners that year for development of the 2,640 MW plant in Myeik. After the MoA, it would then seek financing and completed the environment and health impact assessments.[2] However, the government did not move forward on several coal proposals in the state due to public opposition.[3]

In March 2016, the Thein Sein government suspended 68 projects, including coal-fired power plants, to allow the next government to manage the assets when it took office. The Myeik power station was not on the list of suspensions.[4]

However, with no developments since the October 2014 MoU, and with no mention in a 2016 RATCH analyst presentation, the project appears to be cancelled.[5]

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