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  Laos hydropower plant threatens Vietnam’s Mekong

  (11:28:21 AM 01/07/2014)

  Experts in Vietnam continue to voice their worries about the Lao government’s determination to build the Don Sahong hydropower dam on the Mekong River.

  Tags: Laos hydropower plant, mekong river,
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  Central region stops over 10 hydropower projects

  (14:53:25 PM 31/07/2013)

  Just within two months, the Gia Lai province has released the decisions to revoke the licenses granted before to 13 hydropower plant projects because the projects are believed to have negative impacts on the environment.

  Tags: hydropower, central region, environment, farmers,
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  Drought puts hydropower plants at risk

  (14:05:55 PM 13/05/2015)

  Severe drought in the central and the Central Highlands region has threatened not only cultivation but also hydropower plants as they must have enough water to generate electricity and irrigate crops in downstream areas.

  Tags: Central Highlands, drought, hydropower plants,
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  Hydropower investors refuse to pay environmental service fee

  (09:49:41 AM 03/02/2015)

  Ha Giang province in the past welcomed the construction of a number of hydropower plants, but they have now badly affected the environment and ecosystem.

  Tags: Vietnam, Ha Giang, afforestation, hydropower
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  Most of rivers are cut into pieces by hydropower dams

  (13:39:26 PM 13/02/2014)

  “I can call up the names of a lot of rivers which have been broken by hydropower dams, but I cannot remember any virgin rivers--the ones which have not been conquered by humans,” said Dr. Dao Trong Tu, a well- known scientist.

  Tags: rivers, broken rivers, hydropower dams,
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  MARD releases “ultimatum” to hydropower investors

  (10:44:45 AM 26/01/2015)

  Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat has threatened to revoke operation licenses of hydropower investors who have not planted forests to compensate for forestland they used to build their projects.

  Tags: Vietnam, hydropower plant, environment,
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  Proposed hydropower plant could affect beautiful Ba Be Lake area

  (16:36:32 PM 19/08/2014)

  The Bac Kan provincial authorities are considering building a hydropower dam 33 meters high, which could affect the popular Ba Be Lake and the surrounding eco-system.

  Tags: Ba Be Lake, hydropower, plan
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  Dong Nai Province objects to hydropower plants

  (22:40:06 PM 30/10/2012)

  Nguyen Thanh Tri, deputy chairman of the People’s Committee in the southern province of Dong Nai, said that the provincial government is objecting to building of the Dong Nai 6 and 6A Hydropower Plants because of negative impact to biodiversity, culture, historical values and the daily livelihood of local residents.

  Tags: Dong Nai , Province , objects , hydropower , plants
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  Central region wastes away because of hydropower plants

  (13:00:28 PM 07/11/2014)

  The central region and Central Highlands are home to about 200 hydropower plants which have caused negative impacts on the environment and the community, said delegates at a forum hosted by the Vietnam Rivers Network (VRN) in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue last week.

  Tags: Central region, wastes, hydropower plants, highlands, negative impacts
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  Highlands’ residents worry about water discharge from hydropower plants

  (16:51:56 PM 11/07/2014)

  People in the Central Highlands area are afraid that hydropower plants may discharge water in the rainy season, thus threatening their normal lives.

  Tags: hydropower plants, central highlands,
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  Lowlands residents live in constant fear of hydropower dam collapse

  (15:12:05 PM 11/08/2014)

  Many legal documents and instructions on the standard process of operating hydropower water reservoirs have been released, but these represent no assurance to the people who live in the lowlands.

  Tags: hydropower dam, Lowlands, flood
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  Mekong hydropower plants deprive farmers of their livelihood

  (16:21:11 PM 08/09/2014)

  The influences of the hydropower dams on the Mekong River on Vietnamese farmers are becoming more apparent: floods and salinity have penetrated rice fields, aquatic resources have decreased, and alluvium cannot reach the delta.

  Tags: Mekong, hydropower, plants
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  Mekong Delta’s rice turn fragile to hydropower plants

  (14:04:15 PM 20/08/2013)

  Vietnamese scientists have voiced their deep concern about the fate of the Mekong Delta and the Vietnamese rice farming in the context of the hydropower plant boom.

  Tags: mekong delta, rice, hydropower plants,
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  Consulting the research on the impact of hydropower projects on the Mekong mainstream

  (11:02:52 AM 02/12/2014)

  Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has held two consultative meetings on the report of assessing baseline conditions “The research on the impact of hydropower projects on the Mekong mainstream” in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

  Tags: Consulting, the research, impact, hydropower projects, the Mekong mainstream
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  More time needed for Don Sahong hydropower project consultation

  (14:49:08 PM 06/02/2015)

  Delegations from Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia have proposed extending the consultation process for the Don Sahong hydropower project in Laos by six months to one year before work on the project starts.

  Tags: Don Sahong hydropower project, Don Sahong dam, Mekong River,
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  Many provinces fail to monitor small hydropower projects

  (15:12:26 PM 19/06/2013)

  Hydropower projects with capacity of less than 50 MW are put under the jurisdiction of provinces for assessment and licensing but the capacity of provincial officials is still weak, said Do Duc Quan, head of the hydroelectricity division of the General Department of Energy.

  Tags: Hydropower projects, quality, hydropower dam,