Kyaukme Dam

Kyaukme dam ( Upper Yeywa Hydropower Project) is a dam in Burma. This 140 MW hydroelectric dam is built across Myitnge River near Taungchay Village in Kyaukme Township, 65 miles (105 km) upstream of Yeywa Hydropower Project[1][2] The project was initiated by the Chinese firm Yunnan Machinery & Equipment Import & Export Co. (YMEC).

References

  1. ↑ Construction of Upper Yeywa Hydropower Project going on, MOEP, 2009-12-18
  2. ↑ "Senior General Than Shwe looks into progress of Upper Yeywa Hydropower Project, factories in Yatanarpon Myothit" (PDF), The New Light of Myanamr (The News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar), 2010-04-22

Coordinates: 22°1′49″N 96°58′0″E / 22.03028°N 96.96667°E / 22.03028; 96.96667


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