The Lower Paunglaung Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Paunglaung River about 14 km (8.7 mi) east of Pyinmana in Naypyidaw Union Territory Burma. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it had been under study since 1953. Construction began in 1996 and the first generators were commissioned in 2004 and the last in 2005. Cost of the dam and power station funded by the Chinese government was US$201.8 million.
point
length (km)
945.0
building start year
1996-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
height (cm)
131.0
location
Zeyarthiri Township, Pyinmana, Naypyidaw Union Territory
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