Shweli I Dam

Shweli I Dam

The power station
Location of Shweli I Dam in Burma
Country Burma
Location Namhkam, Shan State
Coordinates 23°41′56.40″N 97°30′23.12″E / 23.6990000°N 97.5064222°E / 23.6990000; 97.5064222Coordinates: 23°41′56.40″N 97°30′23.12″E / 23.6990000°N 97.5064222°E / 23.6990000; 97.5064222
Purpose Power
Status Operational
Construction began 2002
Opening date 2008
Construction cost US$756.2 million
Owner(s) Shweli River-I Power Station Co.
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Gravity
Impounds Shweli River
Height 47 m (154 ft)
Length 177 m (581 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity 24.11×10^6 m3 (19,550 acre·ft)[1]
Power station
Name Shweli I Power Station
Coordinates 23°40′05.42″N 97°27′22.12″E / 23.6681722°N 97.4561444°E / 23.6681722; 97.4561444
Commission date 2008-2009
Type Conventional, diversion
Hydraulic head 299 m (981 ft)
Turbines 6 x 100 MW (130,000 hp) Francis-type
Installed capacity 600 MW (800,000 hp)
Annual generation 4,022 GWh (14,480 TJ)

The Shweli I Dam is a gravity dam on the Shweli River about 23 kilometres (14 mi) southwest of Namhkam in Shan State, Burma. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 600 megawatts (800,000 hp)power station. Water from the dam's reservoir is diverted through a 5.1 kilometres (3.2 mi) long headrace tunnel to the power station downstream. The drop in elevation affords a hydraulic head of 299 metres (981 ft).[2] Construction on the dam began in 2002 and the river was diverted on 10 December 2006. On 5 September 2008, the first generator was commissioned and the last of the six was commissioned in April 2009. The dam and power station was constructed under the build–operate–transfer method and cost US$756.2 million. It is owned and operated by the Shweli River-I Power Station Co. The Shweli II and Shweli III Dams are planned downstream.[3][4][5][6]

See also

References

  1. "Shweli" (in Chinese). Hydro Lancang. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  2. "Hydropower Generation Enterprise" (PDF). Ministry of Electric Power. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  3. "Huaneng Shweli Station" (in Chinese). China Huaneng Group. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  4. "Shweli River Hydropower Station(Myanmar)". Yunnan Machinery & Equipment. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  5. "Hydroelectric Power Plants in Myanmar". IndustCards. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  6. "Myanmar Shweli River power plant put into operation the first unit". China Water Science and Technology Network. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
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