| Deal #6578 | Version 76175 | Version 88290 |
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General info | ||
| Size under contract (leased or purchased area) |
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| Comment on implementation status | Power generation started in November 2014 | Power generation started in November 2014
The Nam Sana project apparently qualifies as a Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project under the Kyoto Protocol allowing it to receive carbon emission reduction credits.. The reduction in carbon dioxide emissions is estimated to be 25,335 tons per year.
[Source: Hobomap] |
| Purchase price | 30β―000β―000 | |
| Purchase price currency | US Dollar ($) | |
| Comment on purchase price | The total project cost is $30 million
[Source: Promotional video by EDL] | |
Employment | ||
| Comment on jobs created (total) | 18 male staff | By 2016, EDL reported that there were 20 permanent staff (all of them are male)
[Source: EDL-GEN annual report 2016]
Based on IEE report, the project would employ around 250 workers to work at the campsite and 20 people for construction office.
[Source: IEE report] |
Investor info | ||
Local communities / indigenous peoples | ||
| Comment on displacement of people | Based on IEE report, there was no displacement. The project affected agricultural area including the land and crops.
[Source: IEE report] | |
| Negative impacts for local communities | Socio-economic | Environmental degradation, Socio-economic |
| Comment on negative impacts for local communities | the project affected farm lands | the project affected farm lands
Directly affected to the native forest resource, especially the Nam Sana watershed area.
[Source: IEE report] |
| Promised compensation (e.g. for damages or resettlements) | The compensation rate identified in the IEE report as follows: for the agricultural land with land document, the compensation cost was 3,450 USD/hectare. For the agricultural land without land documents, the compensation cost was 1,725 hectare.
[Source: IEE report] | |
| Materialized benefits for local communities | Roads | Health, Education, Productive infrastructure (e.g. irrigation, tractors, machinery...), Roads |
| Comment on materialized benefits for local communities | Improving health center, school, village road and bridge
[Source: IEE report] | |
Former use | ||
Produce info | ||
Water | ||
Gender-related info | ||
Overall comment | ||
| Overall comment | A local news reported that there was also a second dam called Nam Sana 2 dam which located in Namphod village, Kasi district, Vientiane province. The project owner signed MOU with Vientiane province on 25th May 2015 and sign the concession agreement (CA) on 6th March 2019.
39families from Namphod village were affected by Nam Sana 2 dam construction. The project owner allocated the cost of 1.4 billion kip for compensation work.
The local news reported that the compensation committee from province and district level had meeting to agree on the compensation rates: for agricultural land with land documents would be compensated 3,000 kip/square meter, the agricultural land with no land documents would be compensated 2,750 kip/square meter. And for the crop damage, the compensation rate based on the agreement document.
[Source: Lao Economic Daily ] | |
Meta | ||
Locations | ||
Location #guDNUnUI | ||
| Comment | Coordinates are based on satellite images; dam is located in Muang Kasi, Phong Ngam District, Vientiane Province; gross electricity generation of 49,550 MWh per year | Coordinates are based on satellite images; dam is located in Muang Kasi, Phong Ngam District, Vientiane Province; gross electricity generation of 49,550 MWh per year
The project is located in Nasou village, Kasi district, Vientiane province
Source: Promotional [video by EDL] |
Data sources | ||
Data source #Zcw6nXWk | ||
| File | ||
| Type | Media report | |
| Url | ||
| Keep PDF not public | No | |
| Publication title | Compensation payment to affected people from Nam Sana Dam | |
| Date | 2015-09-15 | |
| Organisation | Lao Daily | |
| Comment on data source | overall comment | |
Data source #N4B0AGcq | ||
| File | ||
| Type | Company sources | |
| Url | ||
| Keep PDF not public | No | |
| Publication title | IEE | |
| Comment on data source | Employment, displacement of people, negative impacts for local community, promised compenstaion, | |
Data source #uihnbtMg | ||
| Type | Company sources | |
| Url | ||
| Keep PDF not public | No | |
| Publication title | ΰ»ΰΊΰΊ·ΰ»ΰΊΰΊΰ»ΰΊΰΊΰ»ΰΊ²ΰΊΰ»ΰΊ³ΰΊͺΰΊ°ΰΊΰΊ² | |
| Date | 2022-04-06 | |
| Organisation | EDL-Gen Operation and Maintenance Service Sole Co.,Ltd | |
| Comment on data source | location and purchase price | |
Data source #n62kfo_7 | ||
| Type | Company sources | |
| Url | ||
| Keep PDF not public | No | |
| Publication title | 2016 edl annual report | |
| Date | 2017-06-30 | |
| Name | Piyaset Sutthiwanjampa | |
| Comment on data source | employment | |
Data source #2p-vMkB5 | ||
| File | ||
| Type | Other | |
| Url | ||
| Keep PDF not public | No | |
| Publication title | Nam Sana Dam Hydropower | |
| Organisation | Hobomaps | |
| Comment on data source | implementaiton status | |
Contracts | ||