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Local fishermen in Chiang Khan District, Loei Province, with fish they just caught from the Mekong River // Environmental News Agency / Pracha Rujiwanarom Phianporn said that because of this, it is very doubtful how effective the prior consultation process will be in determining measures to prevent cross-border impacts. Since it is clear that the implementation of the prior consultation process of the Mekong River dam project in the past It is only a ceremonial process. Ultimately, a prior consultation process that allows capitalists to profit from the construction of hydroelectric dams will cause incalculable damage to the Mekong ecosystem. and ultimately affecting the way of life of people throughout the Mekong Basin, Phianporn said. A 2018 study of the impacts of hydropower dam development in the Mekong Basin by MRC's environmental experts said the economic benefits from all planned hydropower dam developments in the Mekong Basin could not be matched. can with serious damage to the ecosystem and people's livelihoods in the Mekong Basin from loss of food security Moreover, the problem of poverty in the region is increasing.
The negative impacts of hydroelectric dam development on the Mekong River could cause economic losses in the region of up to US$29 billion. The MRC said the Lao government informed the MRC Secretariat on September 30 that construction of the Luang Prabang Dam would commence in 2020. 2020 and will enter the advance consultation process soon.Map showing the construction Telegram Number Data site of the Luang Prabang Dam. According to information provided by the Lao government to the MRC, the Luang Prabang Dam will be a flow-through electricity generating dam. (run-of-river dam) The dam ridge is 275 meters long, 80 meters high, 97 meters wide, with an installed capacity of 1,460 megawatts, located between Pak Beng Dam and Xayaburi Dam. On the main Mekong River in the Luang Prabang Province The location of the dam is approximately 5 kilometers north of Pak Ou city and 25 kilometers downstream from Luang Prabang. The owner of the Luang Prabang Dam project is Luang Prabang Power Company Limited, a Vietnamese company founded by PetroVietnam Power Corporation. The dam is expected to be completed and fully operational in 2018.
2027, but it is not yet clear who the electricity from the Luang Prabang Dam will be sold to. But it is expected that the dam will produce electricity to sell to Thailand and Vietnam. Phianporn also made an observation on this issue that Is there a need for Thailand to purchase electricity from dams on the Mekong River? which has enormous environmental costs Because right now the country has an excess of 35% of reserve power. Chief Executive Officer of the MRC Secretariat An Pich Hatda said that as the Lao government announced the plan to develop the Luang Prabang Dam project. which is located on the main Mekong River This project will need to go through a prior consultation process. According to the notification regulations Prior consultation and agreement or PNPCA (Procedures for Notification, Prior Consultation and Agreement) for MRC member countries to study project details. and establish agreements to reduce potential cross-border impacts. Mekong-dam-map Maps and information on hydroelectric dams in the lower Mekong River. Thank you for the picture from: MRC Hatda said that after this, at the MRC Joint Committee Working Group meeting on October 8, there will be a discussion on organizing the prior consultation process for the Luang Prabang Dam Project.
The negative impacts of hydroelectric dam development on the Mekong River could cause economic losses in the region of up to US$29 billion. The MRC said the Lao government informed the MRC Secretariat on September 30 that construction of the Luang Prabang Dam would commence in 2020. 2020 and will enter the advance consultation process soon.Map showing the construction Telegram Number Data site of the Luang Prabang Dam. According to information provided by the Lao government to the MRC, the Luang Prabang Dam will be a flow-through electricity generating dam. (run-of-river dam) The dam ridge is 275 meters long, 80 meters high, 97 meters wide, with an installed capacity of 1,460 megawatts, located between Pak Beng Dam and Xayaburi Dam. On the main Mekong River in the Luang Prabang Province The location of the dam is approximately 5 kilometers north of Pak Ou city and 25 kilometers downstream from Luang Prabang. The owner of the Luang Prabang Dam project is Luang Prabang Power Company Limited, a Vietnamese company founded by PetroVietnam Power Corporation. The dam is expected to be completed and fully operational in 2018.
2027, but it is not yet clear who the electricity from the Luang Prabang Dam will be sold to. But it is expected that the dam will produce electricity to sell to Thailand and Vietnam. Phianporn also made an observation on this issue that Is there a need for Thailand to purchase electricity from dams on the Mekong River? which has enormous environmental costs Because right now the country has an excess of 35% of reserve power. Chief Executive Officer of the MRC Secretariat An Pich Hatda said that as the Lao government announced the plan to develop the Luang Prabang Dam project. which is located on the main Mekong River This project will need to go through a prior consultation process. According to the notification regulations Prior consultation and agreement or PNPCA (Procedures for Notification, Prior Consultation and Agreement) for MRC member countries to study project details. and establish agreements to reduce potential cross-border impacts. Mekong-dam-map Maps and information on hydroelectric dams in the lower Mekong River. Thank you for the picture from: MRC Hatda said that after this, at the MRC Joint Committee Working Group meeting on October 8, there will be a discussion on organizing the prior consultation process for the Luang Prabang Dam Project.