Upper Paunglaung Dam

Upper Paunglaung Dam
Location of Upper Paunglaung Dam in Burma
Country Burma
Location Naypyidaw Union Territory/Shan State
Coordinates 19°45′22.42″N 096°35′37.81″E / 19.7562278°N 96.5938361°E / 19.7562278; 96.5938361Coordinates: 19°45′22.42″N 096°35′37.81″E / 19.7562278°N 96.5938361°E / 19.7562278; 96.5938361
Purpose Power
Status Under construction
Construction began 2005
Opening date 2015 est.
Owner(s) Ministry of Electric Power
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Gravity, roller-compacted concrete
Impounds Paunglaung River
Height 103 m (338 ft)
Length 530 m (1,740 ft)
Dam volume 1.1×10^6 m3 (1,400,000 cu yd)
Spillway type Uncontrolled
Reservoir
Total capacity 1,300×10^6 m3 (1,100,000 acre·ft)
Power station
Commission date 2015 est.
Turbines 2 x 70 MW (94,000 hp) Francis-type
Installed capacity 140 MW (190,000 hp)

The Upper Paunglaung Dam is a gravity dam currently under construction on the Paunglaung River, about 40 km (25 mi) east of Pyinmana on the border of Naypyidaw Union Territory and Shan State, Burma. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation it will support a 140 megawatts (190,000 hp) power station. Preliminary construction on the dam site began in January 2005 and roller-compacted concrete placement for the dam commenced in October 2010.[1][2][3] The dam is expected to impound its reservoir and be complete in 2015.[4][5] When complete, it is expected to regulate the river and improved power generation at the downstream Lower Paunglaung Dam.[6]

The dam will force the relocation of some 15,000 residents which has drawn backlash from locals to international organizations.[7] Many have already relocated but complain that their new land is of an insufficient size, has no power supply or natural resources to work.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "RCC Dam Database (Upper Paung Laung)". Malcom Dustan & Associaties. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Upper Paunglaung Hydropower Project(Myanmar)". Yunnan Machinery & Electrical. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Upper Paunglaung Hydropower Project to generate 454 kwh million on completion". Malaysian Myranmar Business Council. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  4. 1 2 Lone, Wa (7 November 2013). "Complaints emerge over Paunglaung Dam compensation". Myranmar Times. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Shan farmers dissatisfied with dam relocation site". DVB. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "Upper Paunglaung HPP, Myanmar". AF Consult. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  7. ↑ Connor Macdonald, 'New report highlights 'devastating human cost' of Upper Paunglaung Dam project', Mizzima, 7 October 2015.
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