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Meetup at the Innkhaung water festival and meet real locals in the area in Myanmar

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Hydropower Dams in Myanmar. Dams in Myanmar are a great way to meet the authentic locals in Burma, since the 90's the local communities have seen a greater dependence on their local water streams as a new lifesource of community as its is old reliance of foraging for river feed from the past is now a modern leisure activity for the local community as the local streams are still being used for water feed but in a more opulent manner as there's cafes, restaurants and whole host of amenities around the stream that leads to the dam with the town encroaching around the hydroelectric dam. Pop into the feets away Min Thit Sar Restaurant during the april water festival for some crispy fish or the Shwe Inn Khaung or quick takeaway before the economy of the town that's highly dependent on agriculture begins. It's really a great way to meet the local towns folk

April 2017

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There are almost 200 large dams in Myanmar. Myanmar (Burma) has a large hydroelectric power potential of 39,000 megawatts, although the economical exploitable potential is about 37,000 megawatts. Between 1990 and 2002, the country tripled its installed capacity of hydro plants, increasing from 253 megawatts to 745 megawatts. Total installed capacity in 2010 is at least 2,449 megawatts MW, 6% of potential. Several large dams are planned to increase future hydro utilization.

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Although Myanmar is underdeveloped in terms of its hydro-power potential it is not for lack of effort. While chairman of the State Peace and Development Council, Sr-Gen Than Shwe prioritized the building of dams. A native of the Kyaukse region through which the Zawgyi River flows, Shwe was widely rumored to believe himself to be a reincarnation of King Anawrahta ( 1044-1077). During his reign King Anawrahta was a prolific dam- and canal-builder, especially along the Zawgyi river. He viewed his hydro projects as atonement for killing his foster-brother Sokkate.

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The total electricity generated by Myanmar in 2002 was 6,614 gigawatt-hours (23,810 TJ), consisting of oil (612 GWh, 9%); gas (3770 GWh, 57%); and hydro (2232 GWh, 34%).

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Myanmar's hydro power development activities and plans include five-year short-term plans and a 30-year strategic plan. This involves generating power for domestic use and exporting to neighboring countries, especially China, Thailand and India. Total planned hydro power development in Myanmar is 14,600 MW.

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Though the twelve large planned hydroelectric dams generating more than 1,000 MW gain much media attention, there are at least another twelve in the 100 - 1000 MW range and at least 27 smaller micro hydro projects less than 100 MW. The rest of the dams are generally lower-height irrigation structures.

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At least 45 Chinese multinational corporations have been involved in approximately 63 hydropower projects in Myanmar, including several related substation and transmission line projects. The country's State Peace and Development Council Chairman Than Shwe met with Chinese representatives at the Shweli I Dam

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The Asian Development Bank’s October 2012 assessment of the energy sector in Myanmar reported on the country's abundant hydropower potential, with 92 potential large hydropower projects already identified.