Deal #5862

Myanmar
Created at
2017-12-07
Last update
2023-02-27
Last full update
2023-02-23

Land area

Intended size
87 000 ha

Intention of investment

Intention of investment
  • [current] Renewable energy unspecified (87000 ha)
Comment on intention of investment
Hydropower project

Nature of the deal

Nature of the deal
Lease

Negotiation status

Negotiation status
  • [2010] Intended (Expression of interest)
  • [2015, current] Intended (Memorandum of understanding)
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

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)