The china power investment corporation is project manager of the confluence region hydropower projects. The myitsone issue is an opportunity to set the tone with regards to chinese and other foreign direct investment, an opportunity. 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 energy to power its growing economy while keeping its rivers. Despite the 24 hour lifespan of this structure, innovation and.
The dam is also located in a region that is recognized as one of the worlds top. Impact of hydroelectric development of the upper reaches. By rachel harvey bbc south east asia correspondent. The nexus between hydropower dams, social policy and corporate social responsibility csr is a currently understudied topic.
Foreign minister yang jiechi of china and his counterpart from myanmar, u wunna maung lwin, agreed to properly settle matters after myanmar suspended construction of the myitsone. The case of myanmars myitsone dam the myitsone dam project, currently suspended, is developed by china power. The myitsone dam in kachin state is a key example of this opposition against dam projects. Myanmars myitsone dam in kachin state is a key example of this opposition. Liohs statement on nationwide movement calling to abolish. The majority of those interviewed view the suspension as a symbolic gesture. The dam is one of eight new hydroelectric power developments in processwith all affecting indigenous and conservation areas. China ostensibly cancels myitsone dam project in myanmar in. This can affect fertility as far downstream as the irrawaddy delta, the major rice producing area of myanmar. Cardinal bo condemns proposal to restart myitsone dam. It was expected to produce 6000 mw of power for export to china, and was the first in a series of seven chinese dams planned on the irrawaddy and its tributaries.
In his paper titled china ostensibly cancels myitsone dam project in myanmar in favour of access to kyaukpyu port caleb gorton, research assistant, the global food and water crises programme, writes that beijing gains preferential access to kyaukpyu port, but until the future of the myitsone dam project is. Apr 06, 2017 the myitsone dam was supposed to send 90 percent of its electricity to chinas neighboring yunnan province, angering many in electricitystarved myanmar. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject. Sep 30, 2011 the myitsone dam resonated well beyond the conservationist or kachin communities because of its location, at the birthplace of the irrawaddy.
The myitsone dam ejolt fact sheet in the irrawady river. However only safe and sustainable chinese investments will bring benefits and restore mutual confidence. It may be read, copied and distributed free of charge according to the conditions of the creative commons attributionno derivative works 3. An ethnic kachin fisherman hauling his net in the irrawaddy river, near the planned myitsone dam in myitkyina, myanmar. This paper aims to fill parts of this gap by discussing the nexus between national social policy and csr in relation to the worlds largest builder and operator of hydropower dams, chinese state. The myitsone dam is a large dam and hydroelectric power development project which was. The following tip outlines a sample javascript one for pdfs created with acrobat form tools, and one for pdfs created with adobe livecycle designer to determine current version. The myitsone dam decision in burma human rights watch. The chinese owned dam has acted as a fault line between ethnic minorities and burmese officials, whilst also straining sinoburmese relationships. Read china power investments interview on the suspension chinese. The myitsone dam project the dam was to provide about 6,000 mw of power comparable but smaller.
Rangoon the commission tasked with evaluating hydropower projects on burmas irrawaddy river has submitted its first assessment report to president u htin kyaw on fridaymeeting its projected deadline, a member of the commission told the irrawaddy. And it didnt help matters that the myitsone dam site is situated just 100 kilometers from a major earthquake fault line. General gwan maw, vice chairman of the kachin independence organization, discusses the controversial myitsone dam project during an interview at an undisclosed location in northern myanmars. China faces tougher laws in myanmar china dialogue. A graffiti is seen on a stone at the confluence of the mali and nmai river at myitsone, outside myitkyina, capital. As with other large dam projects, the myitsone dam construction would alter the hydrological characteristics of the river and prevent sediment from enriching the historically highly productive agricultural floodplains downstream. But it is important to note that the rebels are not opposed to a dam on the tarpein itself, merely to the involvement of the myanmar government.
Evaluation of the environmental impact assessment eia of chinese eia in myanmar. Since these observers further situate the myitsone issue into a. Liohs statement on nationwide movement calling to abolish myitsone dam project 1 april 2019 all of the large dam projects built in myanmar. Mar 31, 2016 what myanmar should do about the myitsone dam. China may scrap divisive dam in myanmar to advance other. Jul 08, 20 as of today, you can now purchase the dam book, 2nd edition as a pdf file for digital download. This is the same version published by oreilly in 2009, with a new cover. Campaigners fight against the myitsone dam mekong eye. Myanmar suspends controversial myitsone dam reuters. Just a few months before 2012 byelections, a group of concerned citizens worried about the fate of myitsone gathered together at a location overlooking the confluence of three rivers in myitkyina, kachin state. It may be read, copied and distributed free of charge according to the conditions of.
Status availability maps showing where data is available or date of data theme maps. A file extension is the set of three or four characters at the end of a filename. A new government took power in myanmar on march 31, 2016, led in practice, if not on paper, by daw aung san suu kyi. Our argument is summarized in the final section of this paper. Pdf on apr 1, 2019, peng nian and others published myanmars myitsone dam project still a deadlock find, read and cite all the research. Aug 14, 2019 yangonopposition to the controversial chinesebacked myitsone dam was politically victimized by some forces backed by foreign countries in an effort to derail myanmars democratic reform process and hinder chinamyanmar relations, the outgoing chinese ambassador to myanmar said. Aung san suu kyi has created a special commission to evaluate the controversial myitsone dam image by sean ryan. Chinas ambassador to myanmar said that any further delays to the myitsone dam project could hamper bilateral relations. Sep 19, 2011 myitsone dam construction to continue. Evaluation of the environmental impact assessment eia of.
There is the view that president thein sein is presenting. Chinas dam problem with myanmar by brahma chellaney. Please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes. The controversial myitsone dam project in myanmars kachin state has been suspended for over two years now and stopwork costs, amounting to millions of. China may shelve controversial myitsone dam in exchange for. Windows often associates a default program to each file extension, so that when you doubleclick the file, the program launches automatically. Mar 31, 2017 a chinesebacked dam project leaves myanmar in a bind. Myanmar puts beijingbacked hydropower dam into limbo. The irrawaddy myitsone dam project burma campaign uk. The design and construction of a dam intended to be destroyed one day after it was built is a project unlikely to ever occur again. The myitsone dam resonated well beyond the conservationist or kachin communities because of. The massive myitsone dam, if completed, would be one of the largest hydropower plants in the world, but has faced fierce opposition from local. A controversial chinafunded dam project in myanmar must be stopped, said cardinal charles maung bo of yangon, noting that the affected river is the countrys most sacred symbol.
Aug 12, 2016 new commission to decide fate of myitsone dam in kachin state president htin kyaw forms a new commission to evaluate all proposed hydropower projects on the irrawaddy river prior to their going ahead. For many years, the chinese company china power investment corporation cpi has been trying to complete the construction of the myitsone dam, a large hydroelectric power development project located at what is known as the myitsone confluence of the mali and nmai rivers and is the source of the irrawaddy river. Apr 21, 2017 caleb gorton, research assistant future directions international 12 april 2017. Analysis of the current runoff of irrawaddy river basin2. We conducted a softwareassisted, manual content analysis of the data. A chinesebacked dam project leaves myanmar in a bind the. We focus on the case of myitsone dam in myanmars northernmost kachin state named after the areas. Myitsone dam is the death sentence to the people of myanmar.
Cardinal charles bo of yangon, myanmar, issues a statement april 15, 2019, expressing his heartened response by stakeholders to the concerns raised about the myitsone dam project on the. Myanmarchina relations, strained by the myitsone event, have avoided the worst situation. Find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. The journal of current southeast asian affairs is an open access publication. Adobe acrobat 8 for microsoft systems management server 4. Pdf burma rivers network response to china power investment corporation comments on myitsone dam. Myanmar, earlier known as burma, is on the cusp of a transitiona process that has to pass through formidable challenges and whose outcome is still quite uncertain. The dam s reservoir will submerge important historical and cultural sites at the mali and nmai hka rivers, as well as what is widely recognized as the birthplace of burma. File extensions tell you what type of file it is, and tell windows what programs can open it. The grim prospect of millions of farmers losing their livelihood, the abuse of sacred sites. Mar 04, 2014 myitsone dam project, at the headwaters of the irrawaddy, is caught in tug of war between the state and a chinese corporation. The brn is encouraged by news that president thein sein plans to stop the construction of the irrawaddy myitsone dam, but urges the people of burma to. Jul 18, 2016 campaigners fight against the myitsone dam. The construction of the myitsone dam along the irrawaddy river in myanmar has caused protests and conflict between rebel groups and government forces.
Burmese villagers exiled from ancestral home as fate of dam. The seven dams combined total design installed capacity is 20,000 mw of electricity. Social innovation and chinese overseas hydropower dams. As china steps up the pressure for a resumption of work on the controversial myitsone dam, myanmar is told it faces three options over the projects future. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the myitsone dam article. The myitsone dam is located a mile below the confluence of the mali and nmai rivers in. The myitsone dam is located a mile below the confluence of the mali and nmai rivers in kachin state, the source of the irrawaddy river.
This should be welcome news for overseas purchasers, as well as the many people who have asked for the book in electronic continue reading the dam book now available in pdf. Impact of hydroelectric development of the upper reaches of. Impact of hydroelectric development of the upper reaches of irrawaddy river on the lower reaches by ma jianwei, china institute of water resource and hydro power research at world water day 2018, nay pyi taw, myanmarthe main works are. As the file loads, this will ensure that the file is compatible with the version of acrobat. New commission to decide fate of myitsone dam in kachin state. Northern burma is earthquakeprone, and the irrawaddy myitsone dam site is less than 100.
The burma rivers network brn made the following statement on that date. The myitsone dam is the largest of the seven large dams currently planned on the mali, nmai, and irawaddy rivers. Mizzima news thailand burmas president thein sein informed both houses of the burmese parliament by letter on friday that the controversial myitsone dam project on the irrawaddy river would be halted during his governments term. Myitsone dam would wash away the whole of myitkyi na town, capital of kachin state, and its 300,000 residents. Beijing pressuring myanmar to restart myitsone dam construction. In reality, the myitsone dam is not such a big issue for china, in the view of myanmar analyst tom kramer, yangon coordinator for the transnational institute based in amsterdam. Myanmar cardinal says chinafunded dam project must be stopped. While the kio is by no means antidam, and was once keen to work with china on hydropower, it has never been in favour of the myitsone project. Apr 05, 2017 china may scrap divisive dam in myanmar to advance other interests. China said on wednesday it will continue to talk to myanmar about a controversial stalled dam project, after myanmars new energy minister cast doubt over the scheme. China and myanmar to settle on myitsone dam the new. China faces backlash as it seeks to rekindle myanmar dam. Wait and see for myitsone dams future the myanmar times.
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