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Power plants in Myanmar

35 power-plant records · 3,987 MW reported capacity

  • Hydro 57%
  • Gas 34%
  • Coal 6%
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Myanmar at a glance

Power-plant records
35
Reported capacity
3,987 MW
Renewable electricity (2024)
47.9%
Most records
Hydro, Gas
Capital
Naypyidaw

Largest listed power plants

  1. 1Yeywa790 MW
  2. 2Shweli (1)600 MW
  3. 3Paunglaung280 MW
  4. 4Tarpein-1240 MW
  5. 5Ngam Tae230 MW
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Records by technology

Counts records, not generation share · coverage & dates

Reported capacity is the rated size of the listed installations, not electricity being produced now. Source dates and coverage differ, so newer facilities may be absent and historical records may remain.

How electricity works in Myanmar

Vertically integrated utilityOne utility does everything

Hydro and gas supply power; conflict causes frequent outages.

  1. GenerationState utility
  2. TransmissionState utility
  3. DistributionState utility
  4. CustomersGovernment-set tariffs

Who regulates

No separate independent regulator is listed: the government or the utility itself sets tariffs and technical rules.

Who controls the grid

State enterprises under the energy ministry run the grid.

Markets & power exchanges

No power exchange: the utility produces or buys electricity and sells it at set tariffs.

Regional grid

  • ASEAN Power GridRegional grid

    Participant in the ASEAN Power Grid initiative, which is gradually linking Southeast Asian grids for cross-border trade.

What does “Vertically integrated utility” mean?

A single, usually state-owned utility generates, transmits and distributes electricity. Prices are set or approved by the government or a regulator rather than by a market.

References reviewed 2026-09-29. Logos are each organisation’s own site icon, shown to identify it. Selected organisations, not an exhaustive list of licence holders.

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ELECTRICITY IN 2024

How Myanmar generates electricity

Electricity generated21.7 TWh
Renewable share47.9%
Low-carbon share47.9%
Carbon intensity503 gCO₂e/kWh

Electricity mix 2024

Annual generation by source · terawatt-hours (TWh)

Hydro10 TWh
Wind0 TWh
Solar0.12 TWh
Bioenergy0.27 TWh
Other renewables0 TWh
Nuclear0 TWh
Coal1.2 TWh
Gas10 TWh
Other fossil0.12 TWh

Missing categories are labelled “No data”. Rounding can cause small differences from the reported total.

Source: Ember (2026), processed by Our World in Data · CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 24 April 2026. Method & download details.

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Geography and data notes

Myanmar is in South-Eastern Asia. Its coastal or island geography provides a different setting for electricity infrastructure from inland systems. This profile connects country reference information with the historical station inventory and reported electricity generation.

Capital
Naypyidaw
Languages
Burmese
Region
South-Eastern Asia

Geographic reference: Countries geographic database (ODbL). Boundaries and names are for orientation; language listings are introductory, not exhaustive. Banner map: Natural Earth boundaries (public domain) with this atlas’s station records.

The source inventory contains 35 records for Myanmar. Select a fuel in the map to explore where its stations are located, then open a record to inspect reported capacity and provenance.

Inventory coverage

35 source records. 0 reported operational in their source snapshot; this is not live status.

29 lack an owner/operator; 6 lack a commissioning year.

Coverage, dates & exclusions
THE GENERATION INVENTORY

List of power plants in Myanmar

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Browse 35 source records, ordered by reported capacity. Ownership and operating status describe the source snapshot; they may have changed. Missing information is shown explicitly.

Published selection: 12 records. JavaScript loads the full searchable inventory.

230 MW
Owner in source
Myanmar Lighting
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
2017
Source status
Operating status unverified
Myanmar Times · historical recordDetails & map
154.2 MW
Owner in source
Myanmar Electric Power Enterprise (MEPE)
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
Not reported
Source status
Operating status unverified
102 MW
Owner in source
Myanmar Electric Power Enterprise (MEPE)
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
2015
Source status
Operating status unverified
Power Mag · historical recordDetails & map

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