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Myanmar and Laos plan largest Mekong dam, analysts cite political motives

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Myanmar and Laos have announced plans for the largest hydropower dam on the downstream Mekong River outside of China. The 2,790-megawatt project, agreed upon during a recent visit by Myanmar's President Min Aung Hlaing to Vientiane, is intended to symbolize friendship and enhance regional energy security. However, analysts suggest the feasibility study for the dam may be more significant politically than as a practical power generation plan. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 Bahasa(ID) · Maria Siow ·

    Myanmar and Laos plan downstream Mekong’s biggest dam yet

    At the remote, mountainous frontier where the mighty Mekong carves the border between Myanmar and Laos, planners have sketched the outline of a mega dam. It would be the largest hydropower project ever built on the river’s mainstream outside China, but analysts suspect the study …

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