(August 27, 2003) The operator of a $1.1 billion dam scheme in Laos said on Wednesday it still hopes cornerstone investor Electricite de France (EdF), which said last month it was pulling out, will remain a key player in the scheme.
Probe: Is Asian Development Bank defending Vietnam’s secrecy?
(August 26, 2003) With reference to the attached August 1st 2003 letter from ADB external relations specialist, Bart Edes, to Russell Peterson, NGO Forum on Cambodia, the ADB appears to be refusing to disclose the Se San 3 Hydropower Project Environmental Impact Assessment (TA 3222-VIE) dated February 2001.
Electricity Sector: Energy revamp urged
(August 20, 2003) Witoon Charoen calls for the creation of an independent electricity regulatory body and drastic restructuring of Thailand’s electricity industry to boost reliability and deliver fairly-priced electricity to the country’s 60 million consumers.
Egco mulls provisions
(August 19, 2003) Electricity Generating Plc (Egco) might have to set aside loss provisions to cover investment risks in the US$1.2-billion Nam Theun 2 project given current uncertainties following the withdrawal of Electricite{AAC} de France (EDF) from the Laotian hydropower project.
Laos’ dam plans dim as French pull plug
(July 19, 2003) Laos’s progress toward becoming the battery that provides much of Southeast Asia’s electric power was abruptly unplugged yesterday when major shareholder Electricite de France (EDF) withdrew from the controversial Nam Theun II dam project.
Egat sets deadline for Nam Theun-Big project in Laos loses major investor
(July 19, 2003) Thailand’s state powerproducer reacted immediately after the state-owned Electricite de France (EDF) pulled out of Nam Theun 2, raising questions about the future of Indochina’s biggest hydroelectric dam venture.
World Bank Says Laos Dam Project Affected By EDF Pull Out
(July 18, 2003) The World Bank said Friday the decision of French utility Electricite de France (F.EDF) to withdraw from the long-delayed and controversial $1.1 billion hydroelectric power project Nam Theun 2 in Laos may jeopardize the future of the project.
Thais To Wait 1 Yr For Lao Hydro Pwr; EDF Pulls Out
(July 18, 2003) Thai Energy Minister Prommin Lertsuridej said Friday the country still wants to buy power from Laos’ long-delayed Nam Theun 2 hydroelectric power project, but would wait only one more year before seeking other sources for its long-term energy needs.
EdF pulls out of $1.1bn Laos dam project
(July 18, 2003) Prospects for Laos to sell hydropower to neighbouring Thailand suffered a blow after Electricit de France (EdF) unexpectedly withdrew from a controversial $1.1bn dam.
EdF exit leaves Laos dam searching for partners
(July 18, 2003) Laos faces a tough challenge in finding a new partner for the planned Nam Theun II hydro-dam after losing Electricite de France’s backing for the $1.1 billion project, bankers said on Friday, Reuters reports.
EDF disengages from the Nam Theun project
(July 17, 2003) Electricite de France drops out of Indochina’s biggest dam project.
World Bank gets cold feet in Laos
(July 15, 2003) This month Thailand is expected to sign a multi-billion-dollar deal to buy power from the decade-old Nam Theun 2 hydro project in central Laos. But the dam’s fate will ultimately be decided in Washington, D.C., not Bangkok.
Conference seeks balance in the use of common resources
(July 11, 2003) An international conference at Chiang Mai University on community land and water management, is challenging conventional ideas about the use of common resources.
Se San compensation: World Bank
(July 9, 2003) The World Bank claims social responsibility is, and will remain, of vital concern.
Villagers complain about Vietnamese dams
(July 4, 2003) Villagers living along the Se San River, a tributary of the Mekong, are waiting to see how Phnom Penh will respond to their protests against controversial hydroelectric dams on Vietnam’s section of the river, villagers and environmentalists say.
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