Pulau Muara Besar power station

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Pulau Muara Besar power station is an operating power station of at least 220-megawatts (MW) in Pulau Muara Besar, Brunei-Muara, Brunei.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Pulau Muara Besar power station Pulau Muara Besar, Brunei-Muara, Brunei-Muara, Brunei 5.000576, 115.12298 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4: 5.000576, 115.12298

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating coal - unknown 55 unknown 2019
Unit 2 operating coal - unknown 55 unknown 2019
Unit 3 operating coal - unknown 55 unknown 2019
Unit 4 operating coal - unknown 55 unknown 2019

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 1 Hengyi Industrial (Brunei) Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 2 Hengyi Industrial (Brunei) Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 3 Hengyi Industrial (Brunei) Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 4 Hengyi Industrial (Brunei) Co Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): chemicals
  • Captive industry: Power

Financing

  • Source of financing: China Development Bank, the Export-Import Bank of China, the Bank of China, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, and the China Merchants Bank

Background

Pulau Muara Besar power station is a 4 x 55 MW coal plant in Pulau Muara Besar, Brunei. It is to support a petrochemical project owned by the Hengyi Group (70%) and Brunei Government (30%). It was commissioned in 2019.[1][2]

In December 2021, the petrochemical plant was slated for an 2.1 million mt/year expansion to come online by 2024.[3]

Financing

Pulau Muara Besar power station and petrochemical plant is a Belt and Road project involving US$1.75 billion debt financing provided by the China Development Bank, the Export-Import Bank of China, the Bank of China, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, and the China Merchants Bank.[4]

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