Deal #6529 | Version 75987 | Version 88133 |
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General info | ||
Size under contract (leased or purchased area) |
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Size in operation (production) |
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Comment on land area | The Catchment Area is 2,942 sq km (294,200 ha).
At Full Reservoir Level (FRL), the Surface Area is 105 sq km (10,500 ha)
[Source: GEO] | |
Comment on intention of investment | Theun-Hinboun Hydropower Expansion, installed capacity: 280 MW, developed by an independent power producer | Theun-Hinboun Hydropower Expansion, installed capacity: 280 MW, developed by an independent power producer
Theun-Hinboun Hydropower Expansion also known as Nam Gnouang Dam. From the Nam Ngouang Powerhouse the water flows into the Nam Theun and down to the original Theun-Hinboun (TH) Dam. This has been modified to take more water than before from the Nam Theun.
[Source: SISGEO] |
Employment | ||
Comment on jobs created (total) | The company said that βthe construction activities of this project meant an influx of approximately 3000 workers to a relatively remote corner of Laos.β
[Source: Statkraft] | |
Investor info | ||
Local communities / indigenous peoples | ||
Name of indigenous people | Hmong, Mon-Khmer groups, Lao | |
Comment on communities / indigenous peoples affected | Company source mentioned 4,000 people needs to be resettled. However, BankTrank mentioned that over 7,500 people are displaced and another 48,000+ people are affected downstream | Company source mentioned 4,000 people needs to be resettled. However, BankTrank mentioned that over 7,500 people are displaced and another 48,000+ people are affected downstream
The construction of the Theun-Hinboun Hydropower Expansion or Nam Gnouang dam and flooding of 103 km2 affected 12 villages located along the Nam Gnouang valley.
[Source: Statkraft] |
Community consultation | Other | |
Comment on consultation of local community | The company said that they implemented an extensive consultation program in keeping with national and international policy guidelines.
Source: Statkraft | |
Presence of land conflicts | Yes | |
Comment on presence of land conflicts | Some disputes about land arose between newcomers and host village (newcomers are affected people who were relocated to the new resettlement village or known as host village)
[Source: Statkraft] | |
Comment on displacement of people | Over 7,500 mostly ethnic minority people were displaced | Over 7,500 mostly ethnic minority people were displaced
There are five resettlement sites where affected people were relocated, they are: Nongxong, Phonthong, Sopphouan, Keosenkham and Phoumakneng relocation sites.
[Source: Statkraft] |
Comment on negative impacts for local communities | Aside from the 7,500 people displaced, another 48,441 people living downstream are also negatively affected due to increased flooding | Aside from the 7,500 people displaced, another 48,441 people living downstream are also negatively affected due to increased flooding
Families living downstream moving from old villages to new consolidated settlement sites faced several pressures and constraints that compel them to involuntarily resettle. Moreover, many families in downstream faced food and income insecurity
[Source: Field report of IR] |
Promised compensation (e.g. for damages or resettlements) | 1,800 USD for resettler households and 1,450 USD for relocation sites (based on the companyβs publication in 2010). It was also reported that resettled villagers got 0.5 ha plots in the relocation sites for growing crops, planting rice and fragrant bark trees.
[Source: Statkraft] | |
Received compensation (e.g. for damages or resettlements) | However, the field investigation report from IR stated that the grievance system for resettlement and compensation does not provide for independent channels of recourse
[Source: Field report of IR] | |
Materialized benefits for local communities | Health, Education, Productive infrastructure (e.g. irrigation, tractors, machinery...) | |
Comment on materialized benefits for local communities | The company failed to provide adequate livelihood support for displaced people (BankTrank, 2015) | The company failed to provide adequate livelihood support for displaced people (BankTrank, 2015)
Education, public health and community infrastructure in the area around the project
[Source: Prlog]
The Social and Environmental Division (SED) set up the budget for its work on social and environmental programs which represented about 10% of the total project cost of $650 million. The company also built village hall, water supply to all households, electricity connections, improving rural roads and constructing a temple.
[Source: Statkraft]
Based on the IR report, many of the livelihood mitigation and restoration programs largely failed.
[Source: Field report of IR] |
Former use | ||
Produce info | ||
Comment on mineral resources | In normal operation the dam releases water through the Nam Gnouang Powerhouse which generates up to 60 MW of electricity for domestic supply to ElectricitΓ© du Laos (EDL).
[Source: Hobomap] | |
Water | ||
Gender-related info | ||
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Meta | ||
Fully updated | No | Yes |
Locations | ||
Location #Ue710HRT | ||
areas | unknown field: location.areas | unknown field: location.areas |
Data sources | ||
Data source #WgZL2JRF | ||
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Type | Other | |
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Keep PDF not public | No | |
Publication title | Nam Gnouang Hydroelectric Power Plant Laos - GEO | |
Organisation | Global Energy Observatory | |
Data source #iRtY4DEe | ||
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Type | Other | |
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Keep PDF not public | No | |
Publication title | Nam Gnouang Dam - Laos | |
Organisation | Sisgeo | |
Data source #xmV0CSCM | ||
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Type | Company sources | |
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Keep PDF not public | No | |
Publication title | Theun-Hinboun Expansion Project Social and Environmental Division | |
Organisation | THPC | |
Data source #YMoZtltP | ||
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Type | Research Paper / Policy Report | |
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Keep PDF not public | No | |
Publication title | An Assessment of the Impacts of the thxp_report 2014 | |
Organisation | international rivers | |
Data source #VuKI7N02 | ||
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Type | Media report | |
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Keep PDF not public | No | |
Publication title | Theun-Hinboun Hydro Expansion Switches On -- Theun-Hinboun Power Company _ PRLog | |
Organisation | PROLG | |
Data source #pNjuqTPI | ||
Type | Other | |
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Keep PDF not public | No | |
Publication title | Theun-Hinboun Expansion Dam Info | |
Organisation | Hobomaps | |
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