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The Big Trouble With Small(er) Dams
47 mins
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15:00, 10 Jan 2024
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Guest: Ashley Yeong, Writer, Macaranga, Wong Siew Lyn, Co-founder & Editor, Macaranga, Piarapakaran Subramaniam, President, Association of Water and Energy Research Malaysia (AWER)
In Malaysia's race towards achieving 70% renewable energy by 2050, hydroelectric power claims 11% of that share. More mini-hydroelectric dams are being built, as they are cheaper, and said to have less environmental impact. In Perak, the state government has awarded 31 mini-hydro projects in the state involving 49 rivers, but several have already impacted and are in conflict with several indigenous communities there. This is being explored in Macaranga's latest article, Perak Dams Threaten Stone Spirits and Ancestral Graves, and we discuss the clash between renewable energy goals and indigenous communities with Ashley Yeong, the writer of the article, and also with Wong Siew Lyn (editor and co-founder, Macaranga) and Piarapakaran Subramaniam (President, Association of Water and Energy Research Malaysia (AWER).
Image Credit: Ashley Yeong
Presenter: Juliet Jacobs
Producer: Juliet Jacobs
renewable energy
hydroelectric dam
ulu gerumtum mini hydro dam
perak
orang asli rights
FPIC
macaranga
awer
sustainable development
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The Big Trouble With Small(er) Dams
47 mins
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15:00, 10 Jan 2024
Guest: Ashley Yeong, Writer, Macaranga, Wong Siew Lyn, Co-founder & Editor, Macaranga, Piarapakaran Subramaniam, President, Association of Water and Energy Research Malaysia (AWER)
In Malaysia's race towards achieving 70% renewable energy by 2050, hydroelectric power claims 11% of that share. More mini-hydroelectric dams are being built, as they are cheaper, and said to have less environmental impact. In Perak, the state government has awarded 31 mini-hydro projects in the state involving 49 rivers, but several have already impacted and are in conflict with several indigenous communities there. This is being explored in Macaranga's latest article, Perak Dams Threaten Stone Spirits and Ancestral Graves, and we discuss the clash between renewable energy goals and indigenous communities with Ashley Yeong, the writer of the article, and also with Wong Siew Lyn (editor and co-founder, Macaranga) and Piarapakaran Subramaniam (President, Association of Water and Energy Research Malaysia (AWER).
Image Credit: Ashley Yeong
Presenter: Juliet Jacobs
Producer: Juliet Jacobs
renewable energy
hydroelectric dam
ulu gerumtum mini hydro dam
perak
orang asli rights
FPIC
macaranga
awer
sustainable development
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