(August 1, 2005) Covering dam affected communities on the Sesan, Srepok and Sekong Rivers in Northeastern Cambodia.
The notorious ‘Hoa Binh Reservoir effect’
(June 5, 2005) Drought in Vietnam generates criticism of the country’s electricity monopoly and its over-reliance on large hydro dams.
Klong Dan to go ahead
(May 12, 2005) Natural Resources and Environment Minister Yongyuth Tiyapairat shocked villagers opposed to the corruption-ridden Klong Dan wastewater treatment project in Samut Prakan province by announcing the stalled project will go ahead.
Will NT2 boost or burden Lao economy?
(May 12, 2005) More than a decade after the project was first conceived, financing for one of Southeast Asia’s most controversial investments is finally in place.
Controversial Laos dam project gets almost 1.6 billion dollars backing
(May 4, 2005) A massive hydroelectric project in Laos has secured 1.58 billion dollars in financing commitments, the country’s Nam Theun 2 Power Co. Ltd (NTPC) said in a statement.
US$100 million for Nam Theun 2
(April 28, 2005) The government has signed a series of finance documents for loans and grants in excess of US$100 million for the Nam Theun 2 hydroelectric project.
Money talks in power project
(April 11, 2005) In the end, it was the bean counters who shouted loudest in the emotive debate over the World Bank’s questionable mandate for building big, brassy Third World dams.
Dams back in fashion
(April 7, 2005) But have the right lessons been learned?
Poverty, pride and prejudice in Laos
(April 6, 2005) Poverty and self-interested professional advice has been used to promote the case for the Nam Theun 2 dam.
Nam Theun 2 figures don’t add up
(April 5, 2005) On March 31, the World Bank executive directors approved a $50 million partial risk guarantee, a $20 million grant, and up to $200 million in political risk guarantees for the controversial Nam Theun 2 hydroelectricity project in Laos, despite a World Bank economic project analysis with very questionable assumptions.
Nakai plateau: dammed to oblivion
(April 5, 2005) Any doubts locals have will be of no importance now Nam Theun 2 has the backing of the 24-member panel of the World Bank and a pledge for financing from the Asian Development Bank – the plan to flood the Nakai Plateau is all but under way.
Massive dam project could backfire
(April 5, 2005) A new dam funded by the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and hailed as a windfall for Laos may end up doing more harm than good to one of the world’s poorest nations and its vulnerable farmers, several independent development groups say.
Nam Theun 2 figures don’t add up
(April 5, 2005) The World Bank’s final report on Nam Theun 2 relies on key assumptions that contradict both official Thai government plans for the power sector and the findings of other World Bank- commissioned reports on NamTheun 2.
Le Banque Mondiale soutient Nam Theun 2
(April 4, 2005) Le conseil d’administration de la Banque mondiale a décidé d’apporter son soutien au financement du très controversé projet de méga-barrage hydroélectrique de Nam Theun 2 au Laos.
News Release: World Bank dam will generate debt burden for Laotians
(April 1, 2005) The World Bank’s decision to finance the US$1.2 billion Nam Theun 2 hydro project will become an intractable debt burden for Laotians in years to come, warns Probe International, a Canadian-based foreign aid watchdog.
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