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In another study by the Mekong River Commission, fisheries assessments conducted in 2020 suggested that the annual finfish yield from the lower Mekong (i.e. those parts of the basin that fall within Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam)) was between 1.51 to 1.71 million tonnes, while the harvest of other aquatic animals (OAAs) was approximately ...
The dam's construction was slated to take 96 months at a cost of approximately US$3.5 billion. [9] It became operational on October 29, 2019. [18] The Mekong River Commission (MRC) is in doubt as to whether the dam will function in the long term because its reservoir may be filled with silt. [13]
The Jinghong Dam (Chinese: 景洪大坝) is a gravity dam composed of roller-compacted concrete on the Lancang (Mekong) River near Jinghong in Yunnan Province, China. The main purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and it has an associated 1,750 MW power station. [1] Part of the power generated is sold to Thailand under an ...
The Lower Se San 2 Dam (also: Lower Sesan 2 Dam and Han Se San 2 Dam) is a hydroelectric dam under development on the Se San River in Stung Treng Province, northeastern Cambodia. The Se San River is a major tributary of the Mekong River. The dam site is located 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of the provincial capital, also named Stung Treng. The ...
Nuozhadu Dam (Chinese: 糯扎渡大坝; pinyin: Nuòzhādù Dàbà) is an embankment dam on the Lancang (Mekong) River in Yunnan Province in southwest China. The dam is 261.5 m (858 ft) tall, and creates a reservoir with a normal capacity of 21,749,000,000 m 3 (17,632,000 acre⋅ft) at a level of 812 m (2,664 ft) asl .
The Sambor Dam was first proposed in the 1950s. [citation needed] In 1994, the Mekong Secretariat proposed in its report construction of the 3,300 megawatts (4,400,000 hp) hydroelectric structure blocking the entire river. [1]
Dams within the Mekong River Basin and Greater Mekong Subregion of Southeast Asia... Pages in category "Dams in the Mekong River Basin" The following 28 pages are in ...
The Nam Ngum River originates in Phou Kout in the northeastern part of the Tran Ninh Plateau, through which the river flows southwestward, and discharges into the Mekong River 55 kilometers east of Vientiane. Covering seven percent of the nation's land area, the Nam Ngum basin is home to roughly 500,000 people, representing approximately nine ...