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Deal #5862 Version #73979

Myanmar

Created at

2017-12-07

Last update

2020-07-28

Last full update

2023-02-23

Land area

Intended size

87 000 ha

Intention of investment

[current] Renewable energy unspecified (87000.0 ha)

Comment on intention of investment

Hydropower project

Nature of the deal

Lease

Negotiation status

[2010, current] Intended (Expression of interest)

Comment on negotiation status

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in 2010. Another MoU signed in 2015. "A minister in Suu Kyi’s administration reportedly said in August 2016 that dams were inevitable on the Salween. But the government appears to have now recognized that mega-projects will aggravate ties with major ethnic groups yet to sign peace agreements with the state because of the likelihood of major social and environmental impacts." (Pollard, 2018)

Implementation status

[2018, current] Project not started

Comment on implementation status

Source says, "There has also been confirmation that EGAT and companies behind one of the most controversial projects, the Mong Ton dam, have been told by Myanmar officials to go back to the drawing board." (Pollard, 2018)