Nam Ngum 1 Hydropower Station Expansion Project

Country, Site Nam Ngum 1 Hydropower Station, Vientiane
Project Outline The objective of the Project is to increase power supply capacity for peak load by expanding the existing Nam Ngum 1 hydropower station, thereby contribute to improving international power balance.
Category B
Reason of
Categorization
The project is not considered to be a large-scale Hydropower Stations, Dams and Reservoirs project, is not located in a sensitive area, and has none of the sensitive characteristics under the JICA guidelines for environmental and social considerations (April, 2010), it is not likely to have significant adverse impact on the environment.
Latest Result of
Monitoring
·Monitoring Report (Mar, 2020) (PDF/3.35MB)
Past Results of
Monitoring
·Monitoring Report (April, 2018)
·Monitoring Report (June, 2018)
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