The hydro-project on the Myittha River, is located between Ye-Yamann villages, which is about 31 miles to the southeast of Mandalay city. Several engineers from the engineering department reached the hydro-power plant to commission the project. The construction is being done by the Department of Hydro Power Implementation of the Ministry of Electric Power.
“We will begin operating one turbine of the four for hydro-electricity. We will begin in December and run the turbines one after another in the following months. We are still unsure of the exact date but it might probably be the end of December,” Aye Aye Thant, director hydro-electricity department of the ministry told Mizzima.
Nippon Koei CO., LTD. has done the initial design of the project. The hydro-project has a width of 2264 feet and height of 433. The project will supply electric power throughout the country through Kyaukse, Meikhtila, and Mandalay towns via 230 KV cable lines as soon as it is completed.
