Nga Yoke Kaung power station
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The Nga Yoke Kaung power station is a proposed 300-megawatt (MW) power station in Ayeyawady (Irrawaddy), Myanmar.
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Location
The map below shows Ngapudaw Township, the approximate location where the plant would be built.
Background
In September 2014 the Burma Ministry of Electric Power, the A1 Group of Companies, and a consortium of Japanese companies including Mitsubishi announced they would partner to build the Nga Yoke Kaung coal power plant, with a total installed capacity of 300 MW.[1]
In February 2015 employees of the A1 Group of Companies were met by more than 200 residents of the coastal region of Nga Yoke Kaung and left the area before completing the preliminary project survey work, after being told the project did not have local support. Around 200 acres of land would be required to build the power plant and affected villagers would need to be relocated.[1]
In July 2015 Irrawaddy Division’s Electricity and Industry Minister said feasibility studies on the project had been suspended due to local opposition, although the chairman of the A1 Group of Companies said it was due to the monsoon season.[2]
Funding
The Japanese consortium and A1 Group will fund 30 percent of the power plant, with the remainder to be funded by loans from the World Bank and Asian Development Bank, according to A1 Group chairman Yan Win in 2015. However the WB and ADB did not confirm their involvement.[1]
Coal source
Coal for the plant will be imported from Indonesia and Australia, with A1 announcing that a deep sea port catering to bulk carriers of up to 80,000 tonnes capacity will be built next to the power station.[1]
Project Details
- Sponsor: A1 Group, Mitsubishi Corp
- Parent company:
- Developer:
- Location: Nga Yoke Kaung, Ngapudaw Township, Ayeyawady, Myanmar
- Coordinates: 16.537778, 94.693611 (approximate)
- Status: Cancelled
- Capacity: 300 MW
- Type:
- Start date:
- Coal Type:
- Coal Source: Indonesia, Australia
- Source of financing:
Resources and articles
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "After Locals Block Coal Plant Survey, Mitsubishi Promises Japan Study Trip," The Irrawaddy, Feb 3, 2015
- ↑ "Irrawaddy Division Coal Power Plant Grounded on Local Pushback," Irrawaddy, July 6, 2015
