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The Kalewa power station is a proposed 600-megawatt power station in Sagaing, Myanmar.
Location
The map below shows Sagaing, the approximate location where the plant would be built.
Background
The project is proposed by by China Guodian Corporation and Tun Thwin Mining Co., Ltd. The power is proposed to be sold to the Monywa Copper Project, which is operated by Chinese weapons manufacturer Norinco. The output from the Monywa mine will go to China, with a statement in 2009 on the Norinco website saying that the deal would "enhance the influence of our country in Myanmar [Burma]". The article also noted that a similar agreement will also allow China’s Taiyuan Iron and Steel (Group) Company, the largest steel manufacturer in the world, to mine the Sagaing division for nickel.[1]
In 2013 authorities were gathering data for an environmental impact assessment.[2]
Project Details
- Sponsor: ISDN Holdings and Tun Thwin Mining
- Parent company:
- Developer:
- Location: Sagaing, Myanmar
- Coordinates: 21.5, 95.6178 (approximate)
- Status: Pre-permit development
- Capacity: 600 MW
- Type:
- Start date:
- Coal Type:
- Coal Source:
- Source of financing:
Resources and articles
References
- ↑ Francis Wade, "Shouldering China’s toxic burden" Democratic Voice of Burma, March 23, 2011.
- ↑ "EIA for coal-fired power plant," Myanmar Online, May 29, 2013.