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Fisheries Research and Development in the Mekong Region
Volume 14, No.3, December 2008

Mainstream dams proposed in the Lower Mekong Basin


Project Name Country Province Location1


North     East
Installed Capacity1
(MW)
Status Developer/*
Promotor
(Country)
Dam Height1
(m)
Rated Head1
(m)
Inundated
Area1 (km2)
Pak Beng
Lao PDR
Oudomxay
19'52.7" 101'08.7" 1,230
MOU signed 29/08/2007
Datang International Power
Generation Co. Ltd.
(China-Hong Kong)
62.1 20 110
Luang Prabang
Lao PDR
Luang Prabang
20'05.0" 102'10.4" 1,410
MOU signed 14/10/2007
PetroVietnam Power Corporation
(Viet Nam)
68 20 110
Xayaboury
Lao PDR
Xayaboury
19'15.1" 101'48.8" 1,260
MOU signed 04/05/2007
Ch.Kanchang & PT
(Thailand)
53 16.26 30
Pak Lay
Lao PDR
Xayaboury
18'19.5" 101'31.6" 1,320
MOU signed 11/06/2007
CIEC & Sinohydro
(China)
54.5/45.5 18 110
Pak Lay
Lao PDR
Xayaboury
18'19.5" 101'31.6" 1,320
MOU signed 11/12/2007
Datang International Power
Generation Co. Ltd.
(China-Hong Kong)
38 18  
Sanakham
Lao PDR
Vientiane
17'57.3" 101'25.0" 570
*Department of Alternative Energy
Development and Efficiency, MoE,
Thailand
(Thailand)
55 25.5 80
Ban Khoum
Lao PDR/ Thailand
Champassak/
Ubon Ratchathani
15'25.1" 105'35.2" 2,000 MOU signed 25/03/2008
Italian-Thai Development PLC &
Asia Corp, Holdings Limited.
(Italy-Thailand)
53 25.5 158
Lat Sua
Lao PDR
Champassak
15'19.2"
105'37.0"
800
MOU signed 02/04/2008
Charoen Energy and Water Asia Co. Ltd.
(Thailand)
     
Don Sahong
Lao PDR
Champassak
13'57.4" 105'57.8" 360
MOU signed 23/3/2006
PDA signed 13/02/2008

Mega First Corporation Berhad
(Malaysia)
10.6/8.2 /8.3   1.6
Stung Treng
Cambodia
Stung Treng
13'33.0" 105'57.0" 980       22 640
Sambor (0ption 1)
Cambodia
Kratie (Sambor)
12'35.0" 106'01.0" 2,600       54 880

Sources: Lao National Mekong Committee and MRC databases

1 Preliminary figures, subject to change

 


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