Talks on Myitsone dam to continue, says China after minister’s comments

Source: mmtimes, 13 November 2017

China has said it will continue talks with Myanmar over the suspended Myitsone dam, after comments by Construction Minister U Win Khaing that big hydropower projects were no longer a priority, reports said.

Big hydropower projects could be "good for the future", Win Khaing told Reuters in an interview published on November 7.

The minister, who was given responsibility for the Electricity and Energy portfolio in August, told Reuters he favoured using imported liquefied natural gas and small hydropower projects to help ease power shortages.

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