The 225 MW plant is discharging large amounts of wastewater into the river every day but locals haven’t been allowed us to test it.
Category: Myanmar
Prominent Activists, Writers Form Group to Oppose Myitsone Dam
Writers and civil society leaders formed a national committee to oppose the project and warned the government of more resistance is coming.
Myitsone Dam protests will impact Myanmar economic development: expert
“Some organizations are incited by certain Western forces which are trying to damage China-Myanmar relations… not really concern for the environment.”
‘All the fish died’: communities alarmed at impact of banana plantations
Communities increasingly alarmed about the environmental impact of chemical runoff from burgeoning Chinese run banana plantations.
ENGIE targets solar mini-grids in Myanmar with Mandalay Yoma
Out of 30,000 villages which are unelectrified in Myanmar we would be happy to do 1,000 in the next 3-5 years, and each village could have between 50-100kW of solar PV on average, with varying battery sizes.
Land Lost, Families Uprooted as Myanmar Pushes Industrial Zones
Six years on, families who moved say their incomes are lower than before, and they have only limited access to services.