Category Archives: Mekong Utility Watch

Company taps clean energy in Tibet

Posted on October 10, 2012 by

(October 10, 2012) China’s bid to secure its energy needs is leading to Tibet, where a subsidiary of one of China’s largest state-owned electric utilities has inked a deal to develop the region’s solar and hydroelectric power resources. Continue reading →

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Thai lawsuit filed to block Laotian dam on Mekong

Posted on August 13, 2012 by

(August 13, 2012) Thai opponents of the proposed Xayaburi dam for the Mekong River in Laos are taking their case to court. A group of Thai villages have filed a lawsuit to block a state-run company from buying electricity generated by the dam in a bid to halt the project, opposed by downstream nations, altogether and set a precedent for future cross-border projects. Continue reading →

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Geology expert Yang Yong on the challenges facing China’s most controversial dam projects

Posted on January 5, 2012 by

(January 5, 2012) Yang Yong on the future of river management in China and the issues currently facing the country’s more controversial dam projects. Continue reading →

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Joy amid caution as Burmese halt Chinese mega-dam

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

(October 8, 2011) The Burmese president announced that the controversial Chinese-financed Myitsone dam on the Irrawaddy River would be suspended. Now the Chinese government is threatening legal action if the rights and interests of its state enterprises aren’t protected. Continue reading →

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Pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi urges Burma to save the Irrawaddy

Posted on August 16, 2011 by

(August 16, 2011) Burma’s pro-democracy leader and Nobel Peace laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi, has called for a reassessment of Burma’s massive 6,000 MW Irrawaddy Myitsone dam project. Continue reading →

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China and the Cascading Geopolitics of Lower Mekong Dams

Posted on May 10, 2011 by

(May 10, 2011) Much has been written on the downstream impact of China’s dams on the Lancang-Mekong River, which flows through or along the borders of five other countries after exiting China. Most of the discussion relates to the hydrological impact of impounding water in the eight dams along the mainstream Lancang Jiang in Yunnan Province. Continue reading →

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Cancel the Xayaburi Dam

Posted on May 6, 2011 by

(May 6, 2011) The Save the Mekong coalition and its alliances have called for the halt of construction activity at the dam site and for the Government of Thailand to cancel its plans to purchase the dam’s electricity. Many groups from around the Mekong region have also called for cancellation of the Xayaburi Dam as it would jeopardize the livelihoods and food security of millions of people in the region. Continue reading →

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China’s dams threaten livelihoods

Posted on April 26, 2011 by

(April 26, 2011) The damming of every major river flowing from the Tibetan plateau will trigger natural disasters, degrade fragile ecologies and divert vital water supplies. Continue reading →

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