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Shwegyin — 75 MW Hydroelectric

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Shwegyin is a 75 MW hydro power plant located in Myanmar. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
75 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2011

Year online

Owner
Myanmar Electric Power Enterprise

Operator

Location
19.68, 96.29

Coordinates

Insights

#12
largest in %s
#2,660
largest %s worldwide
#11,400
largest worldwide
2011
%d yrs newer than avg
18
operated by %s
5
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
75 MW
Commissioned
2011
Status
Operational
Owner
Myanmar Electric Power Enterprise
Country
MMR
Coordinates
19.680, 96.291

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
6,324 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
505,922 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,375
cars / year
843
homes / year
287,455
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Shwegyin is a 75.2 MW hydroelectric power plant in Myanmar, commissioned in 2011.

Ranked #6 of 20 hydro plants in Myanmar, Shwegyin represents 2.76% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 2,725 MW. The largest hydro plant in Myanmar is Yeywa at 790 MW, making Shwegyin 10.5 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Paunglaung (280 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Mandalay Region, approximately 150 km southeast of Mandalay.

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