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Hatgyi Dam

The 928th tallest dam in the world

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The Hatgyi Dam (Burmese) is a planned hydropower gravity dam to be constructed on the Salween River in southeastern Myanmar. The dam site is in Myanmar's Karen State. The project is being funded by the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), China's Sinohydro Corporation, and Myanmar's Ministry of Electric Power and International Group of Entrepreneurs (IGE). The dam is expected to produce 1,100 to 1,500 megawatts of power, the majority of which will be exported to Thailand. Numerous environmental groups and local villagers have decried the project's anticipated ecological and social impact. Criticisms have targeted the project's alleged lack of transparency, damage to the environment, disruption of peace negotiations between the Karen National Union and the Myanmar Army, and impact on local communities, including displacement of local populations.

Dam data from Wikidata (CC0) plus curated additions. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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