Deal #6582

2015-06-18

Vientiane Times report: "[...] There are also plans to build two more hydropower plants in Xaysomboun’s Hom district, to generate electricity for domestic supply and export. The province’s Planning and Investment Department and the Electrical Construction and Installation State Enterprise recently signed an agreement to conduct feasibility studies on the construction of the Nam Mang 2 and Nam Pa dams. These studies will assess the construction of two 15MW hydropower plants on the Nam Mang and Nam Pa rivers in Hom district. The surveys are expected to begin after the rainy season and will take about 18 months to complete."

Lao government, ethnic communities clash over development projects

2021-04-09

"Lao military forces have repeatedly attacked Hmong living around Phou Bia mountain in Xaysomboun province, north of Vientiane. Local sources and civil society advocates say the military campaign is an attempt to push the Hmong out to ensure that foreign investment projects and other government-backed initiatives can proceed unimpeded. The allocation of land has involved land-grabbing practices that have forced many Hmong communities to relocate and deprived them of their subsistence means,” the letter read. “Moreover, they face extensive environmental problems. The construction of hydroelectric dams along the Nam Ngum River, as well as gold and silver mining and illegal wood logging have seriously affected the environment in the Phou Bia area.”