Nam Theun 2 / Letters

Response to IRN's questions from July 2006 field visit to Nam Theun 2 project site.

Letter to NTPC outlining problems with compensation for villagers affected by downstream channel construction, as identified during IRN's July 2006 Nam Theun 2 site visit.

 

Letter raises questions and concerns regarding information disclosure, project monitors, resettlement, and environmental management during construction.

NGOs from around the world call on World Bank President Wolfensohn not to finance the Nam Theun 2 project.

Civil society organizations monitoring World Bank involvement in the Nam Theun 2 Hydropower Project in Laos express concerns about the World Bank’s planned consultations in Paris, Tokyo, Bangkok and Washington, and suggest preconditions for a fair and informed consultation. 

 Letter from 22 NGOs highlighting key issues with Nam Theun 2 as Executive Directors prepare for a site visit.

Letter calling for disclosure of the NT2 Power Purchase Agreement, Concession Agreement and financial analyses.

Letter requesting the Concession Agreement, the Power Purchase Agreement, and the logging mission report for Nam Theun 2.

Letter detailing environmental and social problems with Nam Theun 2, the lack of power demand in Thailand, violations of World Commission on Dams guidelines, and the track record of ADB dams in Laos.