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Articles | Volume 16, issue 3
Articles | Volume 16, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-16-1209-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-16-1209-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 16, issue 3
Data description paper
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07 Mar 2024
Data description paper |  | 07 Mar 2024

Dams in the Mekong: a comprehensive database, spatiotemporal distribution, and hydropower potentials

Wei Jing Ang, Edward Park, Yadu Pokhrel, Dung Duc Tran, and Ho Huu Loc

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Dams have burgeoned in the Mekong, but information on dams is scattered and inconsistent. Up-to-date evaluation of dams is unavailable, and basin-wide hydropower potential has yet to be systematically assessed. We present a comprehensive database of 1055 dams, a spatiotemporal analysis of the dams, and a total hydropower potential of 1 334 683 MW. Considering projected dam development and hydropower potential, the vulnerability and the need for better dam management may be highest in Laos.
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