Se Kong-Se San and Nam Theun River Basins Hydropower Development Study
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Project Description
The long-term objective underlying the proposed TA is to facilitate economic cooperation among Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, and Viet Nam by establishing cross-border trade in electricity to promote optimum utilization of the region's hydropower potential. The immediate objective is to prepare a regionally optimized, sustainable, and environmentally acceptable hydropower development plan for Se Kong-Se San, and Nam Theun river basins located in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Viet Nam. The plan is intended to guide the decision makers in the GMS countries in developing their water resources. The proposed TA will also indirectly strengthen the skills of the staff in the countries in hydropower planning and environmental and socioeconomic analysis, by associating them with the study. The scope of the TA consists of carrying out a two-phase study of the Se Kong-Se San, and Nam Theun river basins to develop a least-cost hydropower expansion plan to meet the regional electricity demand. During the first phase, the findings of the previous and ongoing studies related to utilyzing water resources of Se Kong-Se San and Nam Theun basins will be reviewed. At the same time, subregional electricity demand forecasts and generation and ttransmission expansion plans will also be reviewed and updated. Alternative hydropower development plans of the two river basins will then be developed to meet the subregional electricity demand to the extent possible. These alternative plans will take into account, cumulative environmental and socioeconomic impacts of the projects as well as multipurpose use of the river basins.
Progress (as of March 2021)
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A reservoir of the Nam Theun 2 Dam.
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The relocated villagers from the Nam Theun 2 Hydroelectric Project have had livelihood training. New jobs are bringing in greater profits.
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The relocated villagers from the Nam Theun 2 Hydroelectric Project have had livelihood training. New jobs are bringing in greater profits.
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The relocated villagers from the Nam Theun 2 Hydroelectric Project have had livelihood training. New jobs are bringing in greater profits.
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Kam Kong, one of the relocated villagers from the Nam Theun 2 Hydroelectric Project.
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One of the happy villagers that enjoying the benefits of the livelihood training.
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The relocated villagers from the Nam Theun 2 Hydroelectric Project are now earning more from fishing and other alternative livelihoods.
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The relocated villagers from the Nam Theun 2 Hydroelectric Project are now earning more from fishing and other alternative livelihoods.
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Motorist goes to the market through the new roads built under the GMS Nam Theun 2 Hydropower Development Project. All the new villages are linked to the nearest town by an all-weather dirt road.
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Girl walks to school through the new road built under the GMS Nam Theun 2 Hydropower Development Project. All the new villages are linked to the nearest town by an all-weather dirt road. Students attend primary school in the settlement and walk less than 2 kilometers to a nearby secondary school.
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New settlement area was initiated due to the Greater Mekong Subregion Nam Theun 2 Hydroelectric Project. Villagers were provided with new homes complete with clean toilets and access to electricity.
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