Myanmar and Laos plan downstream Mekong’s biggest dam yet
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Myanmar and Laos have proposed a mega dam on the Mekong River along their border. If built, it would be the largest hydropower project on the river's mainstream outside China. Analysts, however, argue that the feasibility study for the dam could have more significance than the dam itself, potentially influencing future projects in the region.
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The dam is planned at the Myanmar-Laos border on the Mekong.
Myanmar and Laos plan a mega dam on the Mekong River at their border.
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Analysts suspect the study into the dam may matter more than the dam itself.
South China Morning Post- The dam is planned at the Myanmar-Laos border on the Mekong.
- It would be the largest hydropower project on the mainstream outside China.
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Loaded language removedAt the remote, mountainous frontier where the Mekong River carves the border between Myanmar and Laos, planners have drawn up plans for a large dam. It would be the largest hydropower project ever built on the river’s mainstream outside China, but analysts suspect the study into it may matter more than the dam itself.
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Analysts suspect the study into the dam may matter more than the dam itself.
South China Morning PostMyanmar and Laos plan a mega dam on the Mekong River at their border.
South China Morning PostIt would be the largest hydropower project ever built on the river's mainstream outside China.
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