Review on hydropower in Myanmar

Abstract

Hydropower is the world's leading renewable energy resources in electricity generation that produces 71% of electricity more than other forms of energy sources such as coal, gas, and oil which are not reliable and gradually diminish day by day. Therefore, hydropower is essential and considered as an economical factor for producing electricity. There are many untapped hydropower resources in the world. The developing country, Myanmar, is also have about 100 GW unexploited energy potential from the rivers for hydropower electrification. This paper is the review paper which presents about the condition of the hydroelectricity in Myanmar in detail.