Editing Mekong (section)

==Dams{{anchor|River_modifications}}==
{{Main|Hydropower in the Mekong River Basin}}

Dams in the Mekong reference those built for hydropower, irrigation and other uses (such as water supply). As of February 2024, dams in the Mekong are distributed as follows:

Table 4: Dams in the Mekong River Basin

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Territory !! HPPs !! Irrigation Dams !! Others !! Total
|-
| [[Cambodia]] || 1 || 9 || 1 || 11 
|-
| [[Yunnan]] || 26 || 25 || 10 || 61
|- 
| [[Tibet Autonomous Region|TAR]] || 4 || 0 || 0 || 4
|-
| [[Laos]] || 56 || 4 || 6 || 66
|-
| [[Myanmar]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
|-
| [[Thailand]] || 7 || 159 || 2 || 168
|-
| [[Vietnam]] || 26 || 33 || 1 || 60
|-
| Total || 121 || 230 || 20 || 371
|}

'''Notes''': HPPs = Hydropower Plants. Data calculated from the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems - Greater Mekong 'Dataset on the Dams of the Irrawaddy, Mekong, Red and Salween River Basins'. Only HPPs with an installed capacity of 15 Megawatts (MW) or more are included; and/or dams with a reservoir area of 0.5 km<sup>2</sup> or more. 

There are also multiple HPPs under construction within the basin. As of February 2024, there is one under construction in Cambodia, three in the [[Tibet Autonomous Region|TAR]], and 14 in [[Laos]].

Of the Mekong's HPPs, 15 are located on the [[Hydropower in the Mekong River Basin#Mekong_mainstream_hydropower_plants|Mekong mainstream]]. Of these, 13 are in China, and two in Laos. An additional mainstream dam is currently under construction in Laos, and another in China.