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Baluchaung BHP (1) — 28 MW Hydroelectric

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Baluchaung BHP (1) is a 28 MW hydro power plant located in Myanmar. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
28 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1992

Year online

Owner
Myanmar Electric Power Enterprise (MEPE)

Operator

Location
19.57, 97.32

Coordinates

Insights

#29
largest in %s
#3,954
largest %s worldwide
#17,220
largest worldwide
1992
%d yrs newer than avg
4
operated by %s
3
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
28 MW
Commissioned
1992
Status
Operational
Owner
Myanmar Electric Power Enterprise (MEPE)
Country
MMR
Coordinates
19.570, 97.316

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,355 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
188,375 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

512
cars / year
314
homes / year
107,031
trees to offset

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

Nearby Stations

Paunglaung

Myanmar · Hydroelectric

280MW · 2005

Baluchaung BHP (2)

Myanmar · Hydroelectric

168MW · 1974

Tigyit

Myanmar · Coal

120MW · 2005

Shwegyin

Myanmar · Hydroelectric

75MW · 2011

Kyee ON Kyee Wa

Myanmar · Hydroelectric

74MW · 2012

Phyu Creek

Myanmar · Hydroelectric

65MW · 2017

About this plant

Baluchaung BHP (1) is a 28 MW hydro power plant in Myanmar, operated by Myanmar Electric Power Enterprise since 1992.

Ranked #15 of 20 hydro plants in Myanmar. Its 28 MW represents 1.03% of Myanmar’s 2,725 MW total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in Myanmar is Yeywa at 790 MW, making Baluchaung BHP (1) 28.2 times smaller.

Within 50 km, the nearest plant is Baluchaung BHP (2) (168 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Myanmar, approximately 50 km from the nearest major city.

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