Myitsone hydroelectric plant

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Myitsone hydroelectric plant (မြစ်ဆုံ တာတမံ) is a mothballed hydroelectric power plant in Myitkyina District, Kachin, Myanmar.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Myitsone hydroelectric plant

Status Nameplate capacity Technology type Owner
Mothballed[1] 6000 MW[2] Conventional storage[2] SPIC Yunnan International Power Investment CO LTD[3]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Myitsone hydroelectric plant

Location River Coordinates (WGS 84)
Myitkyina District, Kachin, Myanmar[4][5] Ayeyarwady River[2] 25.6897, 97.5177 (exact)[6]

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References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20230113090618/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-dam-factbox/factbox-myanmar-suspends-controversial-myitsone-dam-idUKTRE78T15S20110930. Archived from the original on 13 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221206163428/https://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/f21c2b10-57b5-4412-8de9-61eb9d2265a0/SEA_Final_Report_English_web.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CVID=nx219Q5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 06 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20221002111413/https://thepeoplesmap.net/project/myitsone-hydropower-dam/. Archived from the original on 02 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 97.516199415.73z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x373abc9bbf7ca26f:0xaee13e3a76df094c!8m2!3d25.6895076!4d97.5177492?hl=en
  5. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Myitsone+Dam/@25.690168. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Myitsone+Dam/@25.69016897.516199415.73z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x373abc9bbf7ca26f:0xaee13e3a76df094c!8m2!3d25.6895076!4d97.5177492?hl=en. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)