Shweli 1 Hydropower Plant

power

Cities

Cost

$376m
$376,000,000

operational

2008

Objective

Increase electricity generation through cross-border hydropower development under a BOT arrangement, supplying power to both Myanmar and China.

Description

Construction of a 600 MW hydropower plant on the Shweli River, including a 47 m concrete gravity dam, headrace tunnel, six 100 MW generating units and associated transmission infrastructure.

Finance

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$244m loan
Exim Bank of China
Development bank

Contractors

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Sinohydro
Company

Governing authorities

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