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The First Regional Public Consultation On The Don Sahong Hydropower Project

The First Regional Public Consultation On The Don Sahong Hydropower Project – by Lao National Television-English News Program (click to see video)

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on Dec 24

Environmental & Social Fisheries

Upstream development alters Mekong water levels

Vientiane Times, Dec 20, 2014 Chinese storage dams in operation on the Upper Mekong River have already altered water levels in the Lower Mekong all the way down to the Khon Falls in Laos, experts told the recent consultation for the Don Sahong Hydropower Project. This […]

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on Dec 20

Environmental & Social

MRC will hold regional public consultation on Don Sahong Hydropower Project

Vientiane, Lao PDR, 25th Nov 2014 12-Dec consultation and online feedback submission are among channels for stakeholders to participate in the project???s prior consultation Vientiane, Lao PDR, 25 November 2014???The Mekong River Commission (MRC) will hold a regional public consultation for interested stakeholders on the Don […]

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on Nov 25

Environmental & Social

Thai diplomats visit Don Sahong Power Company Project site

Vientiane Times, September 27, 2014 Khone Phapheng, Champasak, Laos Two representatives from the Thai consulate visited the field office of the Don Sahong Project near Khone Phapheng on Friday 26th September. The visit was part of the MRC Procedure for Prior Consultation into the Don Sahong […]

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on Sep 27

Environmental & Social

Energy officials visit Don Sahong hydropower project

Vientiane Times, 13 August 2014, by Times Reporters A group of energy officials visited the planned construction site of the Don Sahong Hydropower Project in the southern province of Champassak last weekend to observe the progress of the mega investment project. The visit, led by Deputy […]

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on Aug 13

Environmental & Social Fisheries

Damming The Mekong River: Economic Boon Or Environmental Mistake?

Michael Sullivan/NPR, July 04, 2014 3:33 AM ET Nearly everyone fishes for a living on Laos’ Don Sadam Island, near the site of the controversial Don Sahang dam. Locals and environmentalists alike are worried about the dam’s effects on fish migration. Michael Sullivan/NPR It’s 9 a.m. […]

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on Jul 4

Environmental & Social Fisheries

Don Sahong completes another fish passage

(THAKHO, Lao PDR) — Don Sahong Power Company (DSPC) has completed its latest annual dry season work to improve upstream fish migration pathways across the Khone Falls. The Company has been making improvements to natural channels every dry season since 2011. The current work, completed in […]

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on May 14

Environmental & Social

Don Sahong dam to spur development in Champassak

Vientiane Times, March 15, 2014, Ekaphone Phouthonesy Champassak authorities have expressed strong support for the Don Sahong dam as they believe the mega investment project will spur socioeconomic development in the province, a senior provincial official has said. Speaking during a field trip to the planned […]

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on Mar 15

Environmental & Social Fisheries

Don Sahong site visit: A fact-finding tour, not a sales pitch

Vientiane Times, Tuesday November 19, 2013, Chareun Sayakoummane Earlier this month I was privileged to be among those invited to join the fact-finding tour to the proposed Don Sahong Hydropower Project. The visit was organised by the Ministry of Energy and Mines and the Lao National […]

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on Nov 19

Environmental & Social Fisheries

Don Sahong dam surrounded by myths: expert

Vientiane Times, November 13, 2013 The Don Sahong Hydropower Project in southern Laos is surrounded by ???myths??? being perpetuated by people who don’t understand the details of the project, according to an international expert employed by the project developers. The Don Sahong project will not flood […]

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on Nov 13

Environmental & Social Fisheries

Environmental manager defends Laos dam project

THE PHNOM PENH POST, Tue, 15 October 2013, Laignee Barron Amid growing furore over the controversial Don Sahong Dam ??? with a proposed canal site just one kilometre north of the Cambodia-Laos border ??? the environmental manager behind the project said yesterday that he???s certain it […]

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on Oct 13

Environmental & Social

Don Sahong dam to boost power supply in southern Laos

Amid rising demand for power, the proposed Don Sahong dam will play a significant role in securing the supply of electricity for domestic and industrial use in the southern part of Laos.

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on Jun 14

Environmental & Social Fisheries

Dam developer promotes better fishing practices

Vientiane Times, 13 June 2013, by TIMES REPORTERS. The Mega First Corporation Berhad (MFCB), a Malaysian developer, is helping local villagers in Khong district, Champassak province to improve fish migration and promote more sustainable ways of fishing. The improvement of the natural fish channels is a […]

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on Jun 13