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Comment on land area | The reservoir area is 149.8 square kilometers or (14,980 ha) and its catchment area is 3,580 square kilometers (around 358,000 ha)
[Source: Hobomap] | |
Comment on intention of investment | Xekaman 1 Hydropower, installed capacity: 322 MW, developed by an independent power producer (IPP) | Xekaman 1 Hydropower, installed capacity: 322 MW, developed by an independent power producer (IPP)
The Xekaman 1 dam was part of a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) worth US$1 billion signed on April 6, 1994, between the Lao government and Hydro-Electric Commission Enterprise Corporation (HECEC). The Xekaman 1 is one of three βpriority projectsβ envisaged in a master plan study of the Sekong River Basin, completed by the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in 1993
[Source: Probe International ]
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Comment on negotiation status | Concession Agreement (CA) signed on 10/02/2011 | Concession Agreement (CA) signed on 10/02/2011
The Power Purchase Agreement with Electricite Du Laos (EDL) was signed on October 28, 2010 and the purchase agreement with Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) was signed on March 02, 2011. On August 10, 2016, Xekaman 1 Power Company Limited (under Viet Lao Power Joint Stock Company) and Electricity of Viet Nam (EVN) successfully put the 230kV transmission line into operation.
Source: Hobomap & Company Website |
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Comment on investment chain | Xekaman 1 Hydropower Project contains 2 subprojects: Xekaman 1 hydropower plant in the upper section of the river and Xekaman Sanxay hydropower plant in the lower section.
[Source: Hobomap] | |
Local communities / indigenous peoples | ||
Comment on displacement of people | According the monitoring report of EIA implementation in 2018, 3 villages (Dakbou, Souksavang and Tangkeu villages) consisted of 163 households with total 815 people were resettled. About 14 villages around reservoir and downstream with total 471 households were reported that they would be compensated around 1,000 USD per household.
[Source: Monitoring report of EIA] | |
Negative impacts for local communities | Environmental degradation, Socio-economic | |
Comment on negative impacts for local communities | In the upstream of reservoir area, more than 14,980 ha of forest area were flooded (included the wildlife habitat and Dong Ampham conservation area 1). More than 339 ha of forest area in the downstream area was affected, the decline of fish species, hydrological change
[Source: Probe International & M report 2018] | |
Received compensation (e.g. for damages or resettlements) | It was also reported that for resettled people, they would get rice 30 kg/month during the first three years of living in the new relocation site.
[Source: Monitoring report of EIA ] | |
Materialized benefits for local communities | Education, Productive infrastructure (e.g. irrigation, tractors, machinery...) | |
Comment on materialized benefits for local communities | For communities living downstream: Company promised to build bridge, water system (well), creating new jobs in fisheries for affected people, build schools, poverty reduction fund
[Source: Monitoring report of EIA] | |
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Data source #CYZad0ex | ||
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Publication title | 230KV TRANSMISSION LINE AND UNIT 1 OF XEKAMAN 1 HPP STARTED SUCCESSFULLY | |
Data source #DJZGZWuQ | ||
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Publication title | Monitoring report for 2014 on EIA ΰ»ΰΊΰΊΰΊΰΊ²ΰΊΰ»ΰΊΰΊ·ΰ»ΰΊΰΊΰ»ΰΊΰΊΰ»ΰΊ²ΰΊΰ»ΰ»ΰΊ²ΰΊΰΊ»ΰΊ ΰ»ΰΊΰΊΰΊ°ΰ»ΰΊ²ΰΊ 1 ΰΊΰΊ±ΰ»ΰΊΰΊ§ΰΊ±ΰΊΰΊΰΊ΅ 27 ΰΊ‘ΰΊ΅ΰΊΰΊ² 2014 | |
Comment on data source | Written in local dialect | |
Data source #0S090Fif | ||
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Type | Company sources | |
Keep PDF not public | No | |
Publication title | Mornitoring report 2018 for EIA ΰ»ΰΊΰΊΰΊΰΊ²ΰΊΰ»ΰΊΰΊ·ΰ»ΰΊΰΊΰ»ΰΊΰΊΰ»ΰΊ²ΰΊΰ»ΰ»ΰΊ²ΰΊΰΊ»ΰΊ ΰ»ΰΊΰΊΰΊ°ΰ»ΰΊ²ΰΊ 1 ΰΊΰΊ±ΰ»ΰΊΰΊ§ΰΊ±ΰΊΰΊΰΊ΅ 1-6 ΰ»ΰΊ‘ΰΊͺΰΊ² 2018 | |
Comment on data source | Written in local dialect | |
Data source #3hYaA2Te | ||
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nid | unknown field | |
Type | Company sources | |
Keep PDF not public | No | |
Publication title | TERRA briefing paper_ The Xekaman 1 hydroelectric dam β Probe International | |
Organisation | Probe International | |
Data source #PpQSumHs | ||
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nid | unknown field | |
Type | Media report | |
Keep PDF not public | No | |
Publication title | Xekaman 1 Dam Hydropower | |
Organisation | Hobomaps | |
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