(December 15, 2003) The Canadian Crown corporation says it is satisfied with safeguards in place, but a new report indicates it shouldn’t be.
Groups fear Canadian funding for Romanian mine
(November 16, 2003) The World Bank’s refusal to help fund a Canadian company’s controversial development of a huge open pit gold mine in Romania has raised concerns the Canadian government will step in with money.
Thai utility signs electricity deal with Laos dam project.
(November 8, 2003) Thailand’s electricity authority signed an agreement committing itself to buying five billion dollars worth of electricity from the much controversial Nam Theun II hydro-electric power project in Laos.
Government to probe corrupt MPs
(November 6, 2003) The Guardian newspaper in London reported recently that a UK-based lobbying firm is under investigation over the Bujagali dam project.
Corruption goes unpunished
(November 5, 2003) A Canadian public lending agency that lobbied in defence of Acres International, the first multinational to be convicted in the landmark corruption trials currently underway in the southern African state of Lesotho, has said it will not bar the Canadian engineering giant from future contracts.
EDC’s position on bribery and the treatment of companies convicted of such offences
(October 31, 2003) Measures and safeguards, as well as EDC’s normal business considerations and application of its Anti-Corruption Program, help to ensure that future business for which Acres might seek our support is not tainted by corruption.
Thai EGAT says yet to decide to buy power from Laos
(October 11, 2003) Thailand’s state power producer said on Saturday it had yet to decide whether it would start buying power from Laos in 2009 as planned.
France confirms EdF stays in Laos dam-Lao official
(October 11, 2003) The French government confirmed on Friday that state-owned Electricite de France [EDF.UL] will remain in a controversial $1.1 billion hydropower project in Laos, a Laos embassy official said.
Prospects dim for $1.2bn power project
(October 9, 2003) The future of a US$1.2-billion hydro-electric project in Laos has grown dimmer with the decision by the Electricity Generating Authority of hailand (Egat) to eliminate power purchases from the project from its 15-year development plan.
Thai EGAT ups forecast for new capacity needs to 2,146 MW
(October 8, 2003) Thailand will need additional power generation capacity of 2,146 megawatts by 2011 due to higher-than-expected growth in power demand, a senior electricity official said Wednesday.
Thailand’s EGAT: Good Response To US Roadshow
(October 6, 2003) Electricite de France (F.EDF) may have backtracked from its earlier decision to exit the Nam Theun hydropower project in Laos, but now it seems there will be problems in lining up a buyer for the electricity it produces.
EDF ready to re-enter Nam Theun
(October 3, 2003) France’s state-owned Electricite{AAC} de France (EDF) has re- committed itself to a controversial hydro-electric power plant in Laos more than two months after withdrawing from the US$1.3-billion project, sources said yesterday.
EdF To Come Back To EUR1.3B Hydro-Power Project In Laos
(October 2, 2003) Paris–Electricite de France (F.EDF) Thursday said it will re-commit to a EUR1.3 billion project to build a hydro-power plant in Laos.
Nam Theun Dam: Laos urged to use bonds for funds
(September 20, 2003) The government has suggested that Laos finance the Nam Theun II hydropower project by raising capital through the Asia Bond.
World Bank returns to the infrastructure business
(September 17, 2003) In recent months, under pressure from some of its big borrower countries, and with a realisation that private sector investment has been lacking in critical areas, the bank is returning to the infrastructure business. It says it has learnt from its mistakes. But environmentalist critics are less sure.
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