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Zawgyi (1) — 18 MW Hydroelectric

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Zawgyi (1) is a 18 MW hydro power plant located in Myanmar. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
18 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1995

Year online

Owner
Electric Power Generation Enterprise

Operator

Location
21.57, 96.87

Coordinates

Insights

#33
largest in %s
#4,616
largest %s worldwide
#20,292
largest worldwide
1995
%d yrs newer than avg
1
operated by %s
2
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
18 MW
Commissioned
1995
Status
Operational
Owner
Electric Power Generation Enterprise
Country
MMR
Coordinates
21.570, 96.873

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,514 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
121,098 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

329
cars / year
202
homes / year
68,806
trees to offset

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

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Yeywa

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790MW · 2010

Tigyit

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120MW · 2005

Kinda

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56MW · 1985

KengTawn

Myanmar · Hydroelectric

54MW · 2008

Sedawgyi

Myanmar · Hydroelectric

25MW · 1989

About this plant

Zawgyi (1) is an 18 MW hydro power plant in Myanmar, commissioned in 1995.

Ranked #19 of 20 hydro plants in Myanmar. Its 18 MW represents 0.66% of Myanmar’s total hydro capacity of 2,725 MW. The largest hydro plant in Myanmar is Yeywa at 790 MW, making Zawgyi (1) 43.9 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Yeywa (790 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Myanmar, approximately 150 km from Mandalay.

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