Mar 11, 2019 · The $3.6 billion dam, ranked as one of the biggest hydropower projects in the region, was suspended by former President Thein Sein in 2011, ...
Suspension[edit]. On 30 September 2011, in an address to the parliament, Burma's president Thein Sein announced that the Myitsone ...
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Construction cost: US$3.6 billion
Construction began: 2009
Location: Kachin, Burma
Maximum water depth: 121 m (397 ft)
The decision of President of Burma, U Thein Sein, to suspend the 6000MW Myitsone Dam Project on the Irrawaddy River for the duration of the tenure of his ...
Sep 30, 2011 · (Reuters) - Myanmar's government is suspending a $3.6 billion, Chinese-led dam project, President Thein Sein told parliament on Friday, ...
Sep 30, 2011 · Bowing to public pressure, the Myanmar government halted the Myitsone dam project, which was led by a state-owned Chinese company.
Oct 1, 2020 · “We cleaned the village to mark the 9th Anniversary of Myitsone dam suspension. The ex-government led by President Thein Sein suspended ...
Sep 13, 2018 · “They explained to us that the Myitsone dam project is totally safe, we don't have to worry about negative consequences,” he told The Irrawaddy. “ ...
Sep 30, 2011 · In a rare concession, the Burmese government has suspended a long planned and highly controversial hydroelectric dam project in the face of ...
Jan 25, 2018 · In the wake of the suspension of the Myitsone hydropower dam, Myanmar has the opportunity to pursue new ways of planning and delivering ...
Photo: Jason Motlagh. Burma, 2012. Fan Li. Many may deem that the Burmese government's decision to suspend the Myitsone Dam is a positive signal of its ...