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Largest hydropower plants in Myanmar

67 hydro records for Myanmar carry a capacity figure: 15.2 GW in total, 4.0 GW of it operating across 38 records. Operating and announced are ranked separately. Every row links to its record and its public source; the country as a whole is on the Myanmar market page.

Largest operating hydropower plants in Myanmar

#ProjectDeveloperCapacityStage
1Yeywa hydroelectric plantMinistry of Electricity and Energy (MOEE)790 MWOperational
2Shweli 1 hydroelectric plantMyanmar Ministry of Electric Power600 MWOperational
3Paung Laung hydroelectric plantElectric Power Generation Enterprise280 MWOperational
4Tarpein-1240 MWOperational
5Dapein 1 hydroelectric plantDatang (Yunnan) United Hydropower Developing Company Ltd240 MWOperational
6Baluchung 2 hydroelectric plantMinistry of Electric Power168 MWOperational
7Upper Paung Laung hydroelectric plantMinistry of Electricity and Energy (MOEE)140 MWOperational
8Thaukyegat 2 hydroelectric plantGold Energy120 MWOperational
9Thahtay Hydropower Plant111 MWOperational
10Chipwi Nge hydroelectric plantAsia World CO (AWC)99 MWOperational
11Shwegyin75 MWOperational
12Mone Chaung hydroelectric plantMyanmar Ministry of Electric Power75 MWOperational
13Shwegyin hydroelectric plantMyanmar Ministry of Electric Power75 MWOperational
14Kyee On Kyee Wa hydroelectric plantMinistry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation (Myanmar)74 MWOperational
15Mongwa hydroelectric plantMinistry of Electric Power (Myanmar)66 MWOperational
16Phyu Creek hydroelectric plantMinistry of Electricity and Energy (Myanmar)65 MWOperational
17Kun hydroelectric plantMinistry of Electricity and Energy (Myanmar)60 MWOperational
18Kinda hydroelectric plantElectric Power Generation Enterprise56 MWOperational
19KengTawn54 MWOperational
20Kengtawn hydroelectric plantMinistry of Electric Power (Myanmar)54 MWOperational
21Baluchaung 3 hydroelectric plantShwe Taung Group52 MWOperational
22Myitthar Hydroelectric PlantEPGE40 MWOperational
23Nancho hydroelectric plantElectric Power Generation Enterprise40 MWOperational
24Phyu Chaung hydroelectric plant40 MWOperational
25Namhtwan (Upper)32 MWOperational
26Kunchaung Hydroelectric Plant30 MWOperational
27Kabaung Hydroelectric PlantEPGE30 MWOperational
28Khabaung hydroelectric plantElectric Power Generation Enterprise30 MWOperational
29Myogyi hydroelectric plantElectric Power Generation Enterprise30 MWOperational
30Thaphanseik hydroelectric plant30 MWOperational

Watch Myanmar hydro. One email when a project on this ranking moves stage, is corrected, or a larger one is added.

Under construction or announced

#ProjectDeveloperCapacityStage
1Laza hydroelectric plantState Power Investment Corporation LTD (SPIC)1,900 MWConcept
2Kunlong hydroelectric plantMinistry of Electric Power (Myanmar)1,400 MWDevelopment
3Hatgyi hydroelectric plantSinohydro Corp Ltd1,360 MWDevelopment
4Pisa hydroelectric plantAsia World CO (AWC)1,200 MWConcept
5Middle Yeywa hydroelectric plantSN Aboitiz Power700 MWConcept
6Lawngdin hydroelectric plantInternational Group of Entrepreneurs Company (IGOEC) Myanmar600 MWConcept
7Shweli 2 hydroelectric plantAsia World CO (AWC)520 MWConcept
8Tongxinqiao hydroelectric plantInternational Group of Entrepreneurs Company (IGOEC) Myanmar340 MWConcept
9Upper Yeywa hydroelectric plant280 MWConstruction
10Mantong hydroelectric plantInternational Group of Entrepreneurs Company (IGOEC) Myanmar225 MWConcept
11Nam Hka hydroelectric plantYunnan International CO LTD (YNIC) China210 MWConcept
12Nam Lang hydroelectric plantPowerchina Resources Ltd210 MWConcept
13Upper Haw Kham hydroelectric plantTrust Energy Investments PTE LTD (TEI)180 MWDevelopment
14Keng Tong hydroelectric plantYunnan International CO LTD (YNIC) China170 MWConcept
15Middle Paunglaung hydroelectric plantEnergize Myanmar Pte Ltd152 MWConstruction
16Buywa Upper hydroelectric plant150 MWConstruction
17Nam Pawn Lower hydroelectric plantTrust Energy Investments PTE LTD (TEI)150 MWConcept
18Ta Rung Hka hydroelectric plant150 MWConcept
19Thauk Ye Khat 1 hydroelectric plant150 MWConcept
20Nam Tabak 2 hydroelectric plantChina Guodian Corp144 MWConcept
21Nam Tabak 1 hydroelectric plantChina Guodian Corp141 MWConcept
22Hkankawn hydroelectric plantInternational Group of Entrepreneurs Company (IGOEC) Myanmar140 MWConcept
23He Kou hydroelectric plantYunnan International CO LTD (YNIC) China138 MWConcept
24Dum Ban hydroelectric plantChan Yinn Khuu Myanmar130 MWConcept
25Gaw Lan hydroelectric plantInternational Group of Entrepreneurs Company (IGOEC) Myanmar120 MWConcept
26Tha Htay hydroelectric plantMinistry of Electricity and Energy (MOEE)111 MWConstruction
27Lower Nam Pawn hydroelectric plantHTCT Energy Investment and Trust Energy Investments105 MWConcept
28Nam Tu hydroelectric plantNCEH Myanmar100 MWConstruction
29Upper Kengtawng hydroelectric plantMinistry of Electric Power (Myanmar)51 MWConstruction

The Myanmar hydro records as a file

Rows from redistributable sources only, CC BY 4.0, issued to a work email.

Questions about hydro in Myanmar

What is the largest hydropower plant in Myanmar?+

The largest operating hydropower plant on record in Myanmar is Yeywa hydroelectric plant at 790 MW, developed by Ministry of Electricity and Energy (MOEE). Ranked by the capacity figure in the public source named on the record, whole project rather than any partner's share.

What is the largest hydropower plant planned in Myanmar?+

Laza hydroelectric plant at 1,900 MW, at concept stage. Of the 15.2 GW of hydro on record for Myanmar, 4.0 GW is operating; the rest is announced or being built.

How many hydropower plants does Myanmar have?+

Solandor holds 67 hydro records for Myanmar with a stated capacity, 38 of them operating. That is the public record from the datasets named on each row, not a census: small plants below tracker thresholds are missing from the sources and so from here.

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