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Construction of the dam required the relocation of more than 9,000 native residents (mainly Kayan/Kenyah) of the indigenous peoples who lived in the area to be flooded. Many Sarawak natives have been relocated to a longhouse settlement named Sungai Asap in Bakun. Most of them were subsistence farmers.
The Batang Ai Dam (Malay: Empangan Batang Ai) is a concrete-face rock-fill dam in Batang Ai National Park in Sarawak, Malaysia. The power station comprises four 25 MW turbines, totalling the installed capacity to 100 MW. The station is operated by Sarawak Electricity Supply Corporation. Preparations for the dam began in 1975, before the design ...
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In November 2015, chief minister Adenan Satem halted the Baram Dam project indefinitely due to persistent protests from the local communities. [8] In 2017, Sarawak acquired Bakun Dam from the Malaysian federal government at a cost of RM 2.5 billion. [9] Baleh Dam started construction in 2020 after completion of river diversions works. [10]
The Murum Dam (Malay: Empangan Murum) is a gravity dam on the Murum River in Sarawak, Malaysia. Construction began in 2008, [4] the dam's reservoir began to fill in July 2013 and the first generator was commissioned in December 2014. [5] [6] The fourth and final turbine became operational on 8 June 2015. [7]
Many Malaysian organisations have joined the debate such as Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM), Borneo Resource Institute (BRIMAS) and Rengah Sarawak. These grassroots organisations have supported indigenous rights and accused the Sarawak state government of repeated neglect of Sarawak's indigenous citizens and exploitation of Sarawak's natural resources.
The Baram Dam, also known as Baram 1 Dam and Baram Hydro-electric Dam Project (Malay: Empangan Baram) is a proposed gravity dam on the Baram River in Sarawak, Malaysia. The site of the dam is 250 kilometres (160 miles) inland from Miri , the second largest city in Sarawak.