Related news from: Don Sahong hydropower plant

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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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  Who will benefit from Don Sahong?

  (10:35:49 AM 08/01/2015)

  Laos should be warned that the economic benefits it can expect from the Don Sahong hydropower plant are very modest compared with the damages it may cause, scientists say

  Tags: Vietnam, Don Sahong, hydropower,
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  Council discusses Mekong resources

  (15:44:44 PM 17/01/2015)

  A review of new hydropower plant projects along the Mekong River, especially the Don Sahong Hydropower Plant, was on the agenda at the first meeting of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Council this year.

  Tags: Mekong River, Don Sahong Hydropower Plant, hydropower plants,
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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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  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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  Rivers dried up, lakes depleted ‘cause hydropower plant stores water

  (08:42:48 AM 28/03/2014)

  The water level of the Thach Nham barrage, the biggest irrigation work of Quang Ngai province has dropped to the deepest low, because the water has been taken away by the Dakdrink hydropower plant, which is going to operate soon.

  Tags: hydropower plant, rivers, drought
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  VN assesses dam impact on Mekong

  (15:17:02 PM 27/09/2014)

  Viet Nam held its first national preliminary consultation seminar in Can Tho yesterday to assess the impact of the construction of the Don Sahong hydropower plant on the Mekong River in Laos.

  Tags: Mekong River, Don Sahong hydropower plant, Dong Sahong River,
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  Concerns raised on Laos’ Don Sahong hydroelectric plant

  (10:43:01 AM 25/12/2014)

  Agricultural officials from 13 provinces in the Mekong Delta expressed their deep concern about Laos’ proposed hydroelectric dam on the Mekong River, saying it would have adverse impacts on the lower section of the river.

  Tags: Mekong Delta, ecological system, freshwater fish
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  Compensation by land for displaced residents in hydropower plant projects

  (11:51:01 AM 21/11/2014)

  According to the decision recently approved by the Prime Minister on the policy of migration and resettlement for hydropower plant and irrigation projects, the affected residents have to be compensated by land. Under this decision, resettled households that agree to move to resettlement area will be compensated by land (housing land, agriculture land) with the same kind of occupied land.

  Tags: Compensation, land, displaced, residents, hydropower, plant, projects
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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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  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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  Hydropower dam fracture deluges Highlands province

  (09:04:23 AM 04/08/2014)

  The dam at Ia Krel 2 hydropower plant on Po Co River in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai broke again on Friday, causing a flash flood that devastated crops and infrastructure.

  Tags: Hydropower dam, fracture, deluges, Highlands province
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  Earthquake hits Quang Nam district

  (00:00:11 AM 09/07/2014)

  An earthquake struck the Tra Doc commune near the Song Tranh 2 hydropower plant in central Quang Nam Province yesterday, the commune's chairman Ho Van Loi told Viet Nam News.

  Tags: Earthquake, hits, Quang Nam, district
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  Prior Consultation For Don Sahong Dam Set to Fail Before it Has Begun

  (12:23:25 PM 02/10/2014)

  As the Mekong River Commission’s (MRC) Joint Committee meets this week in Phnom Penh, it is expected that they will announce a start date for the Prior Consultation process for the Don Sahong Dam, setting into motion a six-month period for evaluation of the project.

  Tags: Prior, Consultation , Don Sahong, Dam Set , Fail Before, Begun
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  Earthquake hits Quang Nam District

  (15:39:00 PM 14/03/2015)

  An earthquake struck the Bac Tra My Commune near the Song Tranh 2 hydropower plant in the central Quang Nam Province today, the local authorities said.

  Tags: Quang Nam, earthquake, Song Tranh hydropower plant,
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  People in state of anxious suspense ‘cause of earthquake

  (14:20:47 PM 17/01/2014)

  Another earthquake has occurred, upsetting the life of the people in Song Tranh hydropower plant area.

  Tags: earthquake, song tranh, hydropower,