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Hpa An
New Energy’s hydrokinetic platform on the Thanlyin River in Myanmar, now powers a school at Hpa An. The two systems are anchored to the river bottom, and a power cable run to shore. The system includes battery storage and the ability to provide peak power of up to 20 kW. Initially intended as a 3 week demonstration, the effectiveness of the service convinced the village to operationalize the system and displace diesel power generation. Additional orders and installations are anticipated in the region with the success of this pilot.
Additional Information
Project Status
Is the project actively being planned or is deployed in the water (active)? Or was the project canceled or completed (inactive)?
Active
Project Life Cycle
Project Progress through life cycle:
- Planned: Project has identified a deployment location and is preparing for deployment
- Operational: Project is deployed in the water and is active
- Completed: Project was previously deployed in the water
- Decommissioned: Installation has been fully removed in accordance with regulations
- Canceled: Project was canceled before being deployed in the water
Operational
Max Rated Power Capacity
The maximum amount of electricity that can be produced by project, based on available resources and device nameplate capacity.
0.02 MW
Operational Start Year
October 2015
Project Start Year
2015
Energy Resource
- Riverine
Project Scale
Full-scale
Number of Devices
2
Grid Connectivity
Grid Connected
Waterbody
Thanlyin River
Site Characteristics
Geographic characterization for the project location:
- Open Ocean: Main body of ocean, not enclosed or partially enclosed by land
- Coastal: Open water near the coast, spanning between land and shelf boundary
- Enclosed Bay: water that is partially surrounded by land, with a mouth open to larger water
- Constricted Channel: A channel where water flows quickly due to narrowing by the land
- River: Water flowing from land towards a larger body of water
River
Country
Myanmar
Citation Formats
“Hpa An.” Marine Energy Projects Database: Projects, PRIMRE, United States Department of Energy, https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Projects/Hpa_An. Accessed <day> <monthRoman> <year>.
Marine Energy Projects Database: Projects. <year>. "Hpa An." Accessed <monthRoman> <day>, <year>. https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Projects/Hpa_An.
Last modified: 8 April 2025