NGO says work on Don Sahong dam under way

19 June 2014
The Phnom Penh Post
Civil society / Energy / Environment and natural resources / Environment and natural resources policy and administration / Environmental and biodiversity protection / Environmental impact assessments / Generation and distribution facilities / Hydropower dams / Land / Renewable energy production / Rivers and lakes / Social development / Water resources
Chhith Sam / Don Sahong Hydropower Project / International Rivers / Laos / Mekong River Commission / NGO Forum / Tep Vannara / Thailand / World Wildlife Fund

A conservation group has said its recent trip to Laos revealed that construction on a controversial hydropower dam decried by neighbouring Mekong countries is already under way. International Rivers representatives visiting the proposed site of the 260-megawatt Don Sahong Hydropower Project earlier this month say they found that developers had already begun building a bridge to create an access route for dam construction. Tep Vannara, executive director of NGO Forum and an outspoken critic of the dam, yesterday said news of the construction was “disappointing, but not surprising”. …

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