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| Comment on intention of investment | Nam Ngum 5 Hydropower, installed capacity: 120 MW, developed by an independent power producer (IPP) | Nam Ngum 5 Hydropower, installed capacity: 120 MW, developed by an independent power producer (IPP)
Nam Ngum 5 Hydropower Project was designed to qualify as a greenhouse-gas-reducing project under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol and receive carbon reduction credits that can be sold.
[Source: Hobomap] |
| Comment on nature of the deal | The project has a 25-year concession agreement. After the end of the concession period, ownership of the plant will be transferred to the Lao government. | The project has a 25-year concession agreement. After the end of the concession period, ownership of the plant will be transferred to the Lao government.
Financing for the $200 million USD project was expected to come primarily from the National Bank of China
[Source: Hobomap] |
| Comment on implementation status | The project construction commenced in 2008 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2012.
Source: Power Technology | |
Employment | ||
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Local communities / indigenous peoples | ||
| Name of indigenous people | Hmong and Khmu ethnic groups , [Source: EIA report] | |
| Comment on negative impacts for local communities | In the EIA report, it stated that if Nam Ngum 5 project had been constructed and completed before Nam Ngum 3 project, Xiangdet village would be also affected by Nam Ngum 5 project as a downstream impact.
[Source: EIA report]
However, some civil society organizations raised concern over the impact on fish migration as well as the irregular of water level that caused impact to the livelihood of local residents.
[Source: RFA Lao] | |
| Materialized benefits for local communities | Education | |
| Comment on materialized benefits for local communities | The company contributed fund to build school at Chim village in Phoukhoun district, Lungprabang province
Source: Muan.Sanook | |
Former use | ||
| Former land cover | Cropland, Forest land | |
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Locations | ||
Location #7baVEd0s | ||
| Comment | The main dam is located in Luang Prabang province, while the powerhouse is situated in Xieng Khuang province.The coordinates of the dam structure are east longitude of 102Β°27β9.13β and north latitude of 19Β°21β23.80β. The coordinates of the powerhouse are east longitude of 102Β°42β44.00β and north latitude of 19Β°21β35.83β. | The main dam is located in Luang Prabang province, while the powerhouse is situated in Xieng Khuang province.The coordinates of the dam structure are east longitude of 102Β°27β9.13β and north latitude of 19Β°21β23.80β. The coordinates of the powerhouse are east longitude of 102Β°42β44.00β and north latitude of 19Β°21β35.83β.
Nam Ngum 5 is located upstream of the Nam Ngum 3 Dam
Source: Hobomap |
Data sources | ||
Data source #9i0IlHtw | ||
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Data source #OquKGMCL | ||
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| Type | Media report | |
| Keep PDF not public | No | |
| Publication title | Nam Ngum 5 dam officially open | |
| Comment on data source | Written in local dialect | |
Data source #P4PjuP-F | ||
| File | ||
| Type | Other | |
| Url | ||
| Keep PDF not public | No | |
| Comment on data source | Written in local dialect | |
Data source #QIh8Ur-t | ||
| File | ||
| Type | Company sources | |
| Keep PDF not public | No | |
| Publication title | Nam Ngum 5 Hydropower Project, Laos | |
Data source #SsZIdy4N | ||
| File | ||
| Type | Media report | |
| Keep PDF not public | No | |
| Publication title | Namngum 5 dam built school | |
| Comment on data source | written in local dialect | |
Data source #Zgo9BKtK | ||
| File | ||
| Type | Company sources | |
| Keep PDF not public | No | |
| Publication title | Nam Ngum5 report - EIA | |
Contracts | ||