Shweli I Dam

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 the power station were 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]

Shweli I Dam
The power station
Location of Shweli I Dam in Myanmar
Country	Burma
Location	Namhkam, Shan State
Coordinates	23°41′56.40″N 97°30′23.12″E
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]
Shweli I Power Station
Coordinates	23°40′05.42″N 97°27′22.12″E
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)

Gallery

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  Power house
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  Spillway
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  Tailrace gate
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  Dam
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  Turbines
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  Central Control room

See also

• Water portal
• Renewable energy portal

• Dams in Burma
• List of power stations in Burma

References

1. "Shweli" (in Chinese). Hydro Lancang. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. 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. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
4. "Shweli River Hydropower Station(Myanmar)". Yunnan Machinery & Equipment. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. 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. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2014.