Lower Sesan II

Station name Lower Sesan II
Project purpose Hydropower dam
Investor Royal Group, Chinas Hydrolancang International Energy, EVN International Joint Stock Company (EVNI)
Country China,Cambodia
Power generation capacity (MW) 400
Energy generated per year (GWh) Unknown
Year of scheduled commencement 2016
Commune Sre Kor
District Sesan
Province Stung Treng
Scale of Dam Large scale
Status Operational
Detail status Unknown
EIA date Dec 2009
Oct 2008
EIA status Not found

Reference documents

Lower Sesan 2 Hydropower Dam: Brief
Lower Sesan II hydropower project
The Lower Sesan 2 (LS2) hydropower project​ has installed capacity of 400MW, with a height of 75 meters and length of 6 kilometers. It will be implemented in Sesan district, Stung Treng province. Despite the environmental impact assessment (EIA) falling to meet international best practice, Cambodia's cabinet approved the project in late 2012. With the total estimated cost of US$ 781 million, most of which was allegedly reported from China's bank loans, the project is running under 40-years "built-operate-transfer"(BOT) concessional contract.
Development of energy sector in Cambodia
The presentation slides draw a general picture of Cambodia's energy sector and its development plan. Sources of the energy come from hydropower, coal, natural gas, crude oil and imported electricity. By 2030, at least 70% of residence across the country will have an access to electricity.
Progress of Cambodia Power Development Plans & Transmission Interconnection Projects
This presentation is prepared by Electricité du Cambodge​ (EDC). It focused on Current Development of Power Sector and Outlook of Power Development Plan.
Progress of Cambodia power development plans and transmission interconnection projects
The presentation slides were prepared for the 8th Meeting of the Focal Group (FG-8) of the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS), on 26 November 2009, at Luangprabang of the Lao People's Democratic Republic. The current development of Cambodia's power sector, and outlook of power development plan are making integral parts of the presentation.
Presentation on small hydropower for developing countries: Cambodia
This brief presentation introduces with the objectives of energy policy, which has established since October 1994, followed by a list of maps of potential macro and micro hydropower projects in Cambodia. In conclusion part, an acknowledgement of a lacking technical capacity among responsible staffs of the hydro electricity department was stated, thus the department is in need of assistance to improve on the fields.
Concession Bibliography
This bibliography provided full list of documents about studies on economic land concession, the push and full factors of myth of development in Cambodia, rural livelihood and social development issues addressed in various sources. Furthermore, legal framework: sub-decree, law, directive and policy related to land issues and social development. The documents were gathered from government ministries (ministry of Economic & Finance; Ministry of Land Management, NGOs Forum on Cambodia. In addition, several case study and general information at both regional and international on mining concession in Cambodia were also available. The above information were available at NGOs Forum on Cambodia website which compiled by the Land and Livelihoods Programme.
Concession bibliography
The concession biography is compiled by the land and livelihood program of NGO Forum on Cambodia. A list of the publications and laws extends over various issues of (economic land/mining) concessions and its impact on the people livelihood, land conflict, land grabs, and the regional trends in South East Asia.
Concession Bibliography
A webpage showing list showing report of case studies on various concessions or land related investment issues.
Webpage capture on the article of Lower Sesan II
Webpage capture on the article of Lower Sesan II shows detailed information of the 400 MW Lower Sesan II project, located in the northeast of the country on a major tributary of the Mekong River. It was built at a cost of USD 780 million and is a joint-venture between China’s Hydrolancang International Energy (holding a 51 percent stake), Cambodia’s Royal Group (39 percent) and Vietnam’s EVN International Joint Stock Company (10 percent).
Development of water resource infrastructures and livelihood benefits: A case of lower Sesan 2 project, Cambodia
The document shows insights of processes of people participation in relation to livelihood agenda in the hydropower development planning, intermediary organizations, local economy and socio-economic profile and livelihood conditions in the 3S basin and the Lower Sesan 2 dam area, and description and analysis of omissions in the planning documents in relation TO HPD.