The Stung Battambang 1 (or Battambang 1) is a dam planned for construction on the
Battambang River Battambang River ( km, ស្ទឹងបាត់ដំបង, ''Steung Battambang'', also spelled ''Stoĕng Battambang'') is a river in Cambodia. It is a major tributary of the Tonlé Sap
Tonlé Sap (; km, ទន្លេសាប, ; or c ...
in
Cambodia
Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t ...
. The river is a major tributary of the
Tonlé Sap
Tonlé Sap (; km, ទន្លេសាប, ; or commonly translated as 'Great Lake'; vi, Biển Hồ, Chữ Hán: 湖海/壺海) is a lake in the northwest of Cambodia. It belongs to the Mekong, Mekong River system. It is the largest fres ...
. Of the two dams planned for this river, the larger is the Stung Battambang 1. A letter of commitment has been issued by the Cambodian authorities for a pre-feasibility study of the dam by an unknown Korean company
Surrounding the dam site is the Bannan Irrigation project, covering some , and the dam is understood to play a role in the irrigation of this area, as well as generating
hydropower
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[Hori, H., 2000. ''The Mekong: Environment and Development''. Tokyo, United Nations University Press.] There is little data available about reservoir size or number of people who will be displaced. The dam is one of three possible dams in the Battambang River basin; the other two would block two tributaries to the Battambang River: the Mongkol Borey River and the Sangker River.
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Mekong
The Mekong or Mekong River is a trans-boundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is the world's List of rivers by length, twelfth longest river and List of longest rivers of Asia, the third longest in Asia. Its estimated length is , ...
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Mekong River Commission
The Mekong River Commission (MRC) is an "...inter-governmental organisation that works directly with the governments of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam to jointly manage the shared water resources and the sustainable development of the Mekon ...
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Battambang River Battambang River ( km, ស្ទឹងបាត់ដំបង, ''Steung Battambang'', also spelled ''Stoĕng Battambang'') is a river in Cambodia. It is a major tributary of the Tonlé Sap
Tonlé Sap (; km, ទន្លេសាប, ; or c ...
References
External links
Mekong Environment and Resource InstituteMekong Program on Water, Environment and ResilienceMekong River Commission
Dams in the Mekong River Basin
Proposed hydroelectric power stations
Hydroelectric power stations in Cambodia
Dams in Cambodia
Battambang province
Proposed renewable energy power stations in Cambodia
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