Lower_Paunglaung_Dam

Lower Paunglaung Dam

Lower Paunglaung Dam

Dam in Zeyarthiri Township, Naypyidaw Union Territory

The Lower Paunglaung Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Paunglaung River, about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) east of Pyinmana in Naypyidaw Union Territory, Myanmar. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it had been under study since 1953. Construction began in 1996 and the first generators were commissioned in 2004 and the last in 2005. The cost of the dam and the power station, funded by the Chinese government, was US$201.8 million. The dam's powerhouse is located underground near the toe and spillway. It contains four 70 megawatts (94,000 hp) Francis turbine-generators.[1][2][3] The Upper Paunglaung Dam, being constructed upstream, is expected to regulate the river and improve power generation.[4]

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    "Hydropower Generation Enterprise" (PDF). Ministry of Electric Power. 2 July 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
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    "Hydroelectric Power Plants in Myanmar". IndustCards. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
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    "Brief Introduction of Paunglaung HPP". Yunnan Machinery & Equipment. Archived from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
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    "Upper Paunglaung HPP, Myanmar". AF Consult. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
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