Deal #6583

Land area

Intended size

125 ha

Size in operation (production)

[current] 553000 ha

Comment on land area

The catchment area of this dam is 553,000 square kilometers (55,300,000 hectares) [Source: Hobomap]

Intention of investment

[current] Renewable energy unspecified

Comment on intention of investment

Don Sahong, which was designed for an installed capacity of 260 megawatts (MW), is the second dam to begin operations on the Lower Mekong River within six months, after years of opposition from environmental activists.

Nature of the deal

Concession

Negotiation status

[2006-03-01] Intended (Memorandum of understanding)
[2008-01-01, current] Intended (Under negotiation)

Comment on negotiation status

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in March 2006 Project Development Agreement (PDA) signed in February 2008

Implementation status

[2020, current] In operation (production)
[2019] Startup phase (no production)
[2015-10-15] Project not started

Comment on implementation status

An engineering, procurement and construction contract with Sinohydro was signed on 15 October 2015 allowing the start of construction. Don Sahong hydropower project was completed construction in late 2019 and began commercial operations in January 2020. [Source: Hobomap & International Rivers]

Purchase price

500 000 000

$

Comment on purchase price

Cambodia’s purchase price from the Don Sahong dam, which lies about 2 km north of the border in Laos, is $07.295 per kilowatt. The deal will last for 30 years. The cost of the project development is US$ 500 million (estimate) [Source: Hobomap]