Yangon’s LNG-fuelled power plants begin test runs with supply from Thilawa Port

ACCORDING to the Min­istry of Electric power, the power plants in Thanlyin and Thakayta townships of Yan­gon Region have begun test operations using liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplied from an LNG vessel docked at Thilawa Port in Thanlyin Township.

 

The Floating Storage Unit (FSU) for liquefied natural gas at Thilawa Port in Than­lyin Township sends LNG via pipeline to a regasification plant, which then supplies gas to the 200-megawatt power plant in Thanlyin Township and the 400-megawatt power plant in Thakayta Township, both of which are now under­going test operations.

 

The vessel CNTIC V Pow­er Energy, which delivered the LNG to be distributed to LNG-fired power plants, berthed at Thilawa Port in Thanlyin Township on 15 No­vember. This LNG carrier, owned by Hong Kong–based VPower Group, had previous­ly berthed at a temporary jet­ty at Thilawa Port in June 2020 to enable the generation of electricity using LNG, and at that time was connected to the 400-megawatt power plant in Thakayta Township and the 350-megawatt power plant in Thanlyin Township to carry out electricity distribution. — ASH/KNN