Inn Din power station
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The Rangoon Division power station is a proposed 1,280-megawatt (MW) power station in Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar.
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Location
The map below shows Yangon, the approximate location where the plant would be built.
Background
In 2011 a Pa’O Youth Organisation report stated the plant would be 1,080 MW, and that therr are "plans to develop these plants, yet how the power will be used has not been disclosed."[1]
In April 2014 the Thai-based Toyo-Thai Group held a consultation meeting with local residents about the company's plans to build a 1,280 MW power plant in Inn Din village, Ye Township, at a cost of US$2.7 billion. If plans proceed, Toyo-Thai will sell electricity from the coal-fired plant to the Burmese government. The plant will be built on 500 acres of land and will become operational in 2017. The coal will be imported from Australia, South Africa and Indonesia.[2]
Project Details
- Sponsor: Toyo-Thai Group
- Parent company: Italian-Thai Development and Toyo Engineering
- Developer:
- Location: Inn Din village, Ye Township, Yangon, Myanmar
- Coordinates: 17.96, 96.1667 (approximate)
- Status: Announced
- Capacity: 1,280 MW
- Type:
- Start date: 2017[2]
- Coal Type:
- Coal Source:
- Source of financing:
Resources and articles
References
- ↑ Pa’O Youth Organisation, Poison Clouds: Lessons from Burma’s largest coal project at Tigyit, Pa’O Youth Organisation, January 2011. (Pdf)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Plans for Coal-Fired Power Plant Face Opposition in Mon State," The Irrawaddy, Apr 28, 2014.
