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| Comment on land area | reservoir area | The reservoir of Nam Ngum 2 dam expands over 12,200ha.
Source: ejatlas |
| Comment on intention of investment | Production and distribution of electricity from hydroelectric power.
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| Comment on implementation status | The project construction commenced in 2006 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2010. It’s a reservoir based project.
Source: Power Technology | |
Employment | ||
Investor info | ||
| Name of investment project | Nam Ngum 2 Hydroelectric Power Project | |
Local communities / indigenous peoples | ||
| Name of indigenous people | Lao, Tai Dam, Tai Deng, Khmu and Hmong , Source: Nafri | |
| Comment on displacement of people | 6,100 displaced; 9,000 directly affected by reduced fish stock.
Source: ejatlas
16 villages were relocated
Source: Nafri
More than 46 households and 462 affected people decided to move away to other new places in other provinces. Only 1,053 households and 5,772 affected people resettled in the new “Phonsavath” big village of Feuang District, Vientiane Province.
Source: academic journals | |
| Comment on negative impacts for local communities | Biodiversity loss (wildlife, agro-diversity), Food insecurity (crop damage), Loss of landscape/aesthetic degradation, Surface water pollution / Decreasing water (physico-chemical, biological) quality, Large-scale disturbance of hydro and geological systems, Reduced ecological / hydrological connectivity.
Mental problems including stress, depression and suicide.
Displacement, Loss of livelihood, Land dispossession, Loss of landscape/sense of place | Agricultural land loss, biodiversity loss, Food insecurity (crop damage), Loss of landscape, Surface water pollution, Decreasing water quality, Large-scale disturbance of hydro and geological systems, Reduced ecological / hydrological connectivity. There is a possibility of groundwater pollution.
Source: ejatlas
Mental problems including stress, depression and suicide.
Displacement, Loss of livelihood, Land dispossession, Loss of landscape/sense of place |
| Promised benefits for local communities | Education, Productive infrastructure (e.g. irrigation, tractors, machinery...), Other | Health, Education, Productive infrastructure (e.g. irrigation, tractors, machinery...) |
| Comment on promised benefits for local communities | In 2020, the company has planned activities for sustainable development within the community with energy saving school building and toilet construction, solar-powered pump installation and landscape improvements for Hinhuasuea Pre-elementary School in Xaysomboun Province Lao PDR which is only 25 kilometers nearby NN2PC. | In 2020, the company has planned activities for sustainable development within the community with energy saving school building and toilet construction, solar-powered pump installation and landscape improvements for Hinhuasuea Pre-elementary School in Xaysomboun Province Lao PDR which is only 25 kilometers nearby NN2PC.
Health centre (Souksala), rebuilt road, town offices, hospital, schools, market, bus stop, Buddhist temple, meeting hall in Feuang district of Vientiane province.
Source: academic journals |
| Presence of organizations and actions taken (e.g. farmer organizations, NGOs, etc.) | International Rivers | |
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Produce info | ||
Water | ||
Gender-related info | ||
Overall comment | ||
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Locations | ||
Location #c2R6k1qu | ||
| areas | unknown field | unknown field |
| Comment | Area drawn based on ESRI World Imagery basemap | Area drawn based on ESRI World Imagery basemap
This project is located on the Nam Ngum River between Phou Xay and Phou Houat, Ban Houaymo, Muang Hom, Vientiane Capital
Source: CK Power |
Data sources | ||
Data source #79UTfn8v | ||
| nid | unknown field | |
| Type | Contract | |
| Keep PDF not public | No | |
| Publication title | Draft Prospectus NAM NGUM 2 POWER COMPANY LIMITED | |
| Organisation | CK Power | |
Data source #m2sRQ3np | ||
| File | ||
| nid | unknown field | |
| Type | Other | |
| Keep PDF not public | No | |
| Publication title | Nam Ngum 2 Hydroelectric Power Project, Laos | |
| Date | 2021-11-30 | |
| Organisation | Power technology | |
Data source #OSueZ2rE | ||
| nid | unknown field | |
| Type | Other | |
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| Keep PDF not public | No | |
| Publication title | Last update: 2015-03-11 Nam Ngum 2 dam displaced over 6,000 ethnic minorities in Vientiane, Lao PDR | |
| Date | 2015-03-11 | |
| Organisation | Environmental Justice Atlas | |
Data source #BVwlBhzI | ||
| nid | unknown field | |
| Type | Research Paper / Policy Report | |
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| Keep PDF not public | No | |
| Publication title | Resettlement Impacts of Nam Ngum 2 Hydro-power Project on Community Culture | |
| Organisation | NAFRI | |
Data source #u7SMlOgS | ||
| nid | unknown field | |
| Type | Research Paper / Policy Report | |
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| Keep PDF not public | No | |
| Publication title | Resettlement implementation management caused by hydropower development: A case study of Nam Ngum2 hydropower project in Laos | |
| Date | 2016-04 | |
| Name | Saychai Syladeth and Shi Guoqing | |
| Organisation | Academic Journals | |
Contracts | ||
Contract #xokMr8i8 | ||
| nid | unknown field | |
| Duration of the agreement | 25 years | |
| Comment on contract | The power generated from the project is sold to Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand under a power purchase agreement for a period of 25 years.
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