Myanmar: Low Water Hinders Kayah Hydropower Plants

Jan 2, 2016 | Eleven Myanmar
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Water levels supplying the Baluchaung hydropower plants in Lawpita, Loikaw Township, Kayah State, have been declining for a month. Myint Maung, a farmer near no.1 Lawpita power plant, said: “We monitor water flows. Meteorologist Dr Tun Lwin has warned that Myanmar would experience the effects of EI Nino. Water sources normally decline in March and April. But we have noticed water declining since November. The water level is falling at the Dawtachar sluice gate about two miles from Loikaw. Residents will suffer if there is insufficient water. It is evident that the country faces environmental degradation.” Waterfalls downriver of Baluchaung had declined and reservoirs supplying the plant had run dry, plant staff said.