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Nam Theun 2 / key documentsLetter to WB and ADB on Nam Theun 2 Commercial OperationInternational Rivers and Mekong Watch sent a letter on commercial operation of Nam Theun 2 Hydropower Project in Lao PDR to the President of the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank on March 26, 2010. Power Surge: The Impacts of Rapid Dam Development in LaosLaos ![]() Laos has declared it a national priority to catalyze the country's development through the rapid construction of large dams that export high-risk hydropower to neighboring Thailand and Vietnam. Nam Theun 2 Hydropower Project: Risky Business For LaosInternational Rivers' briefing paper describing the Nam Theun 2 project, its unsettled questions and broken promises, at the time of reservoir filling.
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Media Briefing: Thai-Lao Hydropower ProjectsInternational Rivers Thursday December 13th, 10 am, Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand (FCCT)
Doing Dams Wrong: World Bank’s “Model” Project Leaves Lao Villagers in the LurchShannon Lawrence World Rivers Review article detailing the problems with Nam Theun 2, based on International Rivers' recent visit to the project area. Related content:
Nam Theun 2 May 2007 Trip Report and Project UpdateHalfway through Nam Theun 2's construction, livelihood restoration programs for affected villagers are in jeopardy. IRN visited the area in March 2007 and gathered first-hand information from communities about how the project is affecting their lives. Related content:
History Repeats Itself in Laos: ADB’s Flagship Hydro Project Goes AwryAviva Imhof An article by Aviva Imhof in Bankwatch, published by the NGO Forum on the ADB, examines Nam Theun 2's failings and draws parallels to other ADB-funded dams in Laos: Theun-Hinboun, Nam Song and Nam Leuk. The article also highlights the ADB's role in promoting a regional power grid and electricity trading system in the Mekong subregion. Related content:
Nam Theun 2 September 2006 Trip Report and Project UpdateIn June 2006, three IRN staff members visited the Nam Theun 2 hydropower project area. The report from their visit outlines concerns and recommendations concerning downstream channel compensation, the Xe Bang Fai livelihood restoration program, resettlement, salvage logging, biomass clearance, environmental impacts of construction and information disclosure. Related content:
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