The Bakun Dam is an embankment dam located in Sarawak Malaysia on the Balui River a tributary or source of the Rajang River and some sixty kilometers west of Belaga. As part of the project the second tallest concrete-faced rockfill dam in the world would be built. It is planned to generate 2400 megawatts (MW) of electricity once completed.The purpose for the dam was to meet growing demand for electricity.
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