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Tasang Dam

The 928th tallest dam in the world

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The Tasang Dam (Burmese), also known as the Mong Ton Dam, is a planned multi-purpose dam on the Salween River in the Shan State, Myanmar. The Tasang dam's location will be 480 km (300 mi) northeast of Rangoon and 52.8 km (32.8 mi) west of Mongtong. If completed, Tasang Dam would be the first dam on the Salween River, the largest hydroelectric dam in Myanmar and the tallest dam in Southeast Asia. The Tasang will cost more than US$6 billion and is planned for completion in 2022. During 2007, the project began. Substantial domestic and international controversy surrounds the Tasang Dam project. The Tasang dam is one of five dams the Myanmar Government plans to build on the Salween River.

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