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Bago Region
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The Shwegyin Dam is a
rock-fill dam
A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, a ...
on the
Shwegyin River in
Shwegyin Township of the
Bago Region
Bago Region ( my, ပဲခူးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, ; formerly Pegu Division and Bago Division) is an administrative region of Myanmar, located in the southern central part of the country. It is bordered by Magway Region a ...
located in the southern central part of
Burma
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
. The primary purpose of the dam is
hydroelectric power generation and it has a power station just below its base. Construction on the dam began in 2002, the first generator was operational in December 2010 and it was formally opened on 22 October 2011. It is owned by the Ministry of Electric Power and cost US$161 million to construct.
Gallery
Shwegyin hps4.jpg, Powerhouse entrance
Shwegyin swithyard.jpg, Switchyard
Shwegyin spillway.jpg, Spillway
Shwegyin dam2.jpg, Dam
Shwegyin hps2.jpg, Turbines
Shwegyin HPS central control center.jpg, Central control room
See also
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Dams in Burma
There are almost 200 large dams in Myanmar.CHINA IN BURMA: THE INCREASING INVESTMENT OF CHINESE MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS IN BURMA’S HYDROPOWER, OIL AND NATURAL GAS, AND MINING SECTOR BURMA’S HYDROPOWER OIL AND NATURAL GAS, AND MINING SECTORS ...
References
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Dams completed in 2010
Energy infrastructure completed in 2011
Dams in Myanmar
Rock-filled dams
Hydroelectric power stations in Myanmar
Buildings and structures in Bago Region