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Power Plants in Brunei
Brunei has 4 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 137th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and under 0.1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 3 operating and 1 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 432 MW across 3 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Bukit Panggal power station (500 MW).
The largest owner-operators are Department of Electrical Services (Brunei) (2), Berakas Power Management Company Sdn Bhd (1) and Hengyi Industrial (Brunei) Co Ltd (1) — Department of Electrical Services (Brunei) alone is named on 50% of them. 1 is in the pipeline, led by Bukit Panggal power station (500 MW), proposed. They account for 18% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Brunei.
Operating generation capacity by fuel
- coal220 MW
- gas212 MW +500 MW planned
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Largest power plants in Brunei
- Bukit Panggal power station500 MW · gas · 2027 · proposed
- Pulau Muara Besar power station220 MW · coal · 2019
- Bukit Panggal power station110 MW · gas · 2008
- Berakas power station102 MW · gas · 2015
Who owns Brunei's power plants
- Department of Electrical Services (Brunei)2 50%
- Berakas Power Management Company Sdn Bhd1 25%
- Hengyi Industrial (Brunei) Co Ltd1 25%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
Under construction & proposed
- Bukit Panggal power station500 MW · gas · 2027 · proposed
How Brunei compares · power plants by country
Frequently asked
- How many power plants are there in Brunei?
- OverWatts maps 4 power plants in Brunei — under 0.1% of the world's mapped total, the 137th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
- What is the largest power plant in Brunei?
- Bukit Panggal power station, at 500 MW.
- How much power-generation capacity do Brunei's power plants have?
- About 432 MW operating across 3 plants, with a further 500 MW under construction or proposed. That covers utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above, so it sits below national installed capacity wherever distributed generation is large.
- Who owns the power plants in Brunei?
- Department of Electrical Services (Brunei) is named as owner or operator on the most — 2 of 4 (50%). Next are Berakas Power Management Company Sdn Bhd (1) and Hengyi Industrial (Brunei) Co Ltd (1).
- What new power plants are being built in Brunei?
- 1 project is under construction or proposed. The largest is Bukit Panggal power station (500 MW).