Htantabin power station
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Htantabin power station is a proposed 270-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Yangon, Myanmar. The proposal was cancelled in 2015.
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Location
The map below shows Htantabin Township, the approximate location where the plant would be built.
Background
The proposed operators of Htantabin power station are the Huaneng Lancangjiang Hydropower Co. of China and Htoo Trading Co. of Burma. It is proposed that the power be supplied to factories in three industrial zones of Yangon (Rangoon).[1] It would be 270 megawatts and located in Htantabin.[2]
The memorandum of understanding for the project had been signed in January 2010. In 2015 it was reported that the project was being cancelled due to coal port problems. The nature of the MoU states the project is to be cancelled after 30 months if it cannot be implemented.[3]
Project Details
- Sponsor: Huaneng Lancang, Htoo Trading
- Parent company:
- Developer:
- Location: Htantabin Township, Yangon, Myanmar
- Coordinates: 17.1333, 95.91667 (approximate)
- Status: Cancelled
- Capacity: 270 MW (2 x 135 MW)
- Type: Subcritical
- Start date:
- 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)
- ↑ "Ministry announces more coal-fired power plants," Eleven Myanmar, July 17, 2014.
- ↑ "Myanmar's Ministry of Electric Power cancels the planned 279-meggawatt-capacity coal-fired power plant in Htantabin township, Yangon Region ," Thai Biz Myanmar, Jul 13, 2015
