A government-sponsored study warned against restarting the highly controversial Myitsone dam and recommended alternatives to develop the country’s hydropower sector. The final version of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the hydropower sector, supported by the energy and environment ministries and authored by the International Finance Corporation, has been published. The SEA involved a range […]
IFC report recommends alternatives to high-risk Myitsone
January 3, 2019 by Thiha
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Department of Highways (DOH): EOI for Flooding and Landslide Emergency Recovery Project (FLERP), Submission Date: 30 April 2018.
April 10, 2018 by Thiha
IDA Credit 5889-MM Assignment Reference Number: C1-MOC-CSO2 Assignment Title: Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and Resettlement Action Plan(RAP) for the Kalay- Hahka Road Rehabilitation in Chin State The Republic of the Union of Myanmar has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Flooding and Landslide Emergency Recovery Project (FLERP). The […]
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