title: Shwegyin Dam
text: # Shwegyin Dam
  
  The Shwegyin Dam is a rock-fill dam on the Shwegyin River in Shwegyin Township of the Bago Region in Burma. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it has a 75 megawatts (101,000 hp) power station just below its base. Construction on the dam began in 2002, the first generator was operational in December 2010 and it was formally opened on 22 October 2011. It is owned by the Ministry of Electric Power and cost US$161 million to construct.
  
  ## Gallery
  
  * Powerhouse entrance
  * Switchyard
  * Spillway
  * Dam
  * Turbines
  * Central control room
  