Controversial dam takes step forward with impact study

19 April 2012
Energy / Energy policy and administration / Environment and natural resources / Environmental impact assessments / Generation and distribution facilities / Hydropower dams / Renewable energy production / Rivers and lakes / Water resources
China Guodian Corporation / energy / environmental impact assessment / hydroelectricity / Koh Kong / natural resources / rivers / Stung Chheay Araeng hydropower dam / Sun Dara

An environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the controversial Stung Chheay Araeng hydropower dam in Koh Kong province has been completed, representing a major step forward towards construction, officials said yesterday. ...Koh Kong deputy governor Sun Dara said he had yet to see a hard copy of the report, but there would be a number of environmental concerns that China Guodian Corporation, the large Chinese state-owned energy company licensed to build the dam, would have to address...