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Power Plants in Myanmar

Myanmar has 60 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 54th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and 0.2% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 23 operating and 35 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 5.4 GW across 23 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Myitsone hydroelectric plant (6.0 GW).

The largest owner-operators are Electric Power Generation Enterprise (5), International Group of Entrepreneurs Company (IGOEC) Myanmar (5) and Yunnan Provincial Energy Investment Group CO LTD (YEIG) China (4) — Electric Power Generation Enterprise alone is named on 8% of them. Half of Myanmar's power plants in service predate 2015 (median commissioning year of the 23 with a known date), 10 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Baluchung 2 hydroelectric plant, dating from 1960. 35 are in the pipeline, led by Laza hydroelectric plant (1.9 GW), proposed. They account for 55% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Myanmar.

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60
Power Plant in Myanmar
#54
of 155 countries
5.4 GW
Operating capacity
35
In construction / proposed

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Largest power plants in Myanmar

Who owns Myanmar's power plants

Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.

When they were built

Median commissioning year 2015 · oldest Baluchung 2 hydroelectric plant (1960) · newest Thanlyin power station (2025) · 23 of 60 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

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Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Myanmar?
OverWatts maps 60 power plants in Myanmar — 0.2% of the world's mapped total, the 54th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Myanmar?
Myitsone hydroelectric plant, at 6.0 GW.
How much power-generation capacity do Myanmar's power plants have?
About 5.4 GW operating across 23 plants, with a further 20.1 GW 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 Myanmar?
Electric Power Generation Enterprise is named as owner or operator on the most — 5 of 60 (8%). Next are International Group of Entrepreneurs Company (IGOEC) Myanmar (5), Yunnan Provincial Energy Investment Group CO LTD (YEIG) China (4) and CNTIC VPower Group Holdings Ltd (3).
How old are Myanmar's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 2015, across the 23 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Baluchung 2 hydroelectric plant (1960); 10 came online in the past ten years.
What new power plants are being built in Myanmar?
35 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Laza hydroelectric plant (1.9 GW), Kunlong hydroelectric plant (1.4 GW) and Mee Laung Gyaing power station (1.4 GW).

Other asset classes in Myanmar

Cement Plant 21LNG Terminal 7Coal / Uranium Mine 7Pipeline 6Oil & Gas Field 4Iron & Steel Plant 2Refinery 1Chemical Plant 1Iron Ore Mine 1

Power Plants in other countries

China 11,537United States 3,831India 1,675Brazil 879Spain 653Australia 615Philippines 489Russia 461Canada 452Vietnam 392Japan 387Germany 335