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Company |
China Yunnan Corporation for International Techno-Economic Cooperation (CYC) |
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Company profile |
Not found |
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Registration investment capital |
USD 255,000,000 |
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Company registration date |
16-Feb-07 |
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Company registration code |
Not found |
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Director |
Not found |
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Director residence |
Not found |
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Company address |
Not found |
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Type of EIA reports |
Initial Environmental Impact Assessment |
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State agency |
Ministry of Mines and Energy |
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Site |
The area being developed for the hydroelectric dam is located 60 kilometers south of the Koh Kong provincial town (22 kilometers through waterways and road 38 kilometers) and 160 kilometers southwest of the Pursat provincial town situated in O'Som commune, Veal Veng district between the northing latitude of 11°57' and 12°01' and the easting longitude of 103°07' and 103°12'. |
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Village |
Not found |
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Commune |
O'Som |
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District |
Veal Veng |
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Province |
Pursat |
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Contract duration |
30 years |
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Area size of project |
Not found |
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sector |
Hydropower |
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EIA company |
SAWAC Consultants for Development |
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Backgrounds of EIA company |
Not found |
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Address of EIAs company |
No. 01, Street 259, Sangkat Teuk L'ak1, Khan Tuol Kork, Phnom Penh |
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Relevants law |
Law on Environmental Protection and Natural Hazard Management, Law on Forest, Sub-decree on the Process of Environmental Impact Assessment, Sub-decree on Water Pollution Control, Sub-decree on Solid Waste Management, Sub-decree on Air and Noise Pollution Control, and Sub-decree on Economic Land Concession |
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Revenues and expenditures |
Not found |
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Social alnd environmental impacts |
Reduce flooding caused by typhoons in the region of the Cardamom Mountains
Provide enough water for biodiversity during the dry season surrounding the location of the dam.
The vast quantity of this reservoir would provide a suitable condition for the conservation and the increase of the abundance of fish species and other aquatic life in the region of the Atai River
This hydroelectric dam will likely produce power 120 MW which effectively responses to the need of the northern and north-western regions for a medium-term period.
Provide stability in supporting electricity to industries, residents, public space, and economic development in Cambodia
This project will build infrastructures in the region including repair of road from Veal Veng capital district to O'Som commune, road and bridge construction for circulating between the Energy Department and the two dams.
This project will increase the price of land of the local people, particularly for use in the industrial sector, modern agriculture, and tourism, due to its project's development and infrastructure. Also, the project infrastructure might attract national and international tourists to visit the project area, Atai, and the surrounding region in the future
This project will create jobs for people, particularly the local people, during the construction period by managing to hire 1,100 employees and workers, which also takes into account the Chinese technical staff
This project will provide stability in supplying electricity for development in all sectors, including even for the use of the residents of the town, the agricultural sector, tourism, particularly handicraft, and the industrial sector.
The company managed to support funding for environmental protection for mitigating these effects and for relocating the residents. |
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Employment opportunity |
This project managed to hire 1,100 of employees and workers by grant priority to people living in the surrounding area within the construction period of 4 years and need 88 labour foces during the operation and maintanance including managing director and 33 adminstrative staff, 12 engineering staff, controlling and 15 operation staffs, 25 maintenance staff, and 3 information staff. |
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Public participation |
In the study of this project, there are public discussion and consultation with related parties such as Pursat provincial governor, CI organisation, FFI organisation, Veal Veng district governor, Deputy of Pursat department of environment, Chief of the project-related commune and village, Head of Pursat department of industries, mines, and energy. |
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Land converted from |
This project will ruin the forest in a total area of 5,901 hectares, which occupies 4,741 hectares of evergreen forest, 157 hectares of semi-evergreen forest, 88 hectares of sparse forest, bamboo forest, 5 hectares of pinewood forest, and 123 hectares of Shrub forest. |
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Environmental management plan |
The company developed environmental management plan by: (1) set up essential measures for resisting and mitigating negative impacts, (2) set up investigation and controlling program on practicing environmental protection measures, and (3) set up training program for building human resource for effectivess and timeliness of work in both techical part and environmental protection. |
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Development plan |
This project will build infrastructure in the region, such as road repairs between Veal Veng capital district and O'som commune, road and bridge construction between the Energy department and the two dams, which will facilitate the pathways for national and international tourists. |
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Mitigation strategies |
The negative impacts were defined within all the phases of the project, such as project design phase, the building and construction phase, the operation and maintenance phase, and the closing phase which the negative impacts were established in detail in accordance with category of natural resources and the responsive measures on these impacts were established. |
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Environmental and social funds |
The company will allocate USD 6,126,216 to implement environmental protection plans, including liquid waste management, for the construction and the project's operation. |
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EIA publication year |
2008 |
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Last update |
21-Sep |
