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Institute of Technology of Cambodia

Department of Rural Engineering

NAM THEUN 2 Hydropower Dam

Presented by Group 5: Lecturer: Dr. HENG Sokchhay

1-CHAMPA Sopha 2-CHHEANG Mariny 3-CHHORN Sopheaktra

4-HENG Kimsan 5-LY Steven

Semester 2, Year 4
Academic Year 2015-2016
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CONTENT
I. Introduction
II. Overview of NAM THEUN 2 Project
III. Technical Features
IV. Project Cost and Financing
V. Environmental and Social Impacts
VI. Conclusion
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Introduction
What is Hydropower Plant?
Hydropower is a form of renewable energy that uses
the water stored in dams, as well as flowing in rivers
to create electricity in hydropower plants.

Mekong Region
• Potential of hydropower is about 53,000MW
• 26 projects located in the mainstream
• 126 projects are in the tributaries
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Overview of NT2 project

• NT2 is a largest hydropower project in Lao PDR located on the Nam Theun
River
• NT2 is jointly implemented by the Nam Theun 2 Power Company and the
Government and financed by 27 parties
• It located in Khammouane Province,
Center of Laos.
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Location of Nam Theun 2

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Overview of NT2 Project (cont.)

• NT2 project is structured as a BOT project
• A concession period of 31 years, of which the operating period is 25 years
• The construction began in
2005 and fully operated in
March 2010.
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Technical Feature
• NT2 Hydropower plant has an installed capacity of 1070MW.
• It can generate 6000 GWh of electricity per year.
• A 39-m high gravity dam

39-m Dam
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Technical Feature (cont.)

• Reservoir capacity = 3.9 billion m3 with the surface area of 450Km2
• Water head = 350m
• Catchment Area = 4039 Km2
• Power Station uses four 250MW
Francis Unit turbines
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Technical Feature (cont.)

• It has a reservoir with a surface area of 450 km2
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Technical Feature (cont.)

• About 95% of the power, 995MW, are exported to Thailand through
transmission Lines.
• 138-Km double-circuit 500kV is used to
deliver the electricity generated from the
Power Station to the Lao-Thai border.
• 160-Km 500kV line is used to deliver the
power from the border to Thai substation
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Project Cost and Financing

• 3 shareholders including:
Electricité de France: 40%
Electricity Generating Public Company Limited: 35%
Lao Holding State Enterprise: 25%
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Project Cost and Financing

• This NT2 project cost 1.3 billion USD.
• It is financed through equity, loans and guarantees
from 26 financial institutions including:
4 multilateral development banks: World Bank group, ADB,
EIB, and the Nordic Investment Bank
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Project Cost and Financing (cont.)

3 Export Credit Agencies

3 Bilateral Financing Agencies

9 International Commercial Banks providing finance in hard

currencies.

7 Thai Commercial Banks providing finance in Thai baht.

 Environmental and social impact
More importantly, the project impacts on resettlement,
downstream, biodiversity and forests, and reservoir sedimentation.

 Resettlement:
 About 6,300 people from 17 villages have to moved their house
 Livelihood restoration/improvement, based on
 Forestry
 Agriculture
 Water quality
 Infrastructure includes irrigation, domestic water, electricity,
schools, community facilities
 Long term health program
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 Downstream impacts in Xe Bang Fai
 over 110,000 people living in 71 riverside villages and 101 hinterland villages along
the Xe Bang Fai River have been affected by changes to the river ecosystem.
 Villagers have suffered poor water quality and decreased in fishing.
 Flood could be occurred in rainy season.
 Environmental and Social Impact (cont.)
Biodiversity and Forests
 Aquatic biodiversity has been destroyed
 The forest was cleared
 The habitat of wildlife was changed
 Environmental and Social Impact (cont.)
Sedimentation
 The fish living in the river can suffer damages on their gills from the sediments in the
water, and in the worst case lead to fish deaths.
 Rocky habitat could be lost by sediment, and fish living depends on rocky. So the fish
will be decreased.
 Bank erosion
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Conclusion
• This Nam Theun 2 Project provides 6,000 GWh for exporting and
domestic use in Lao PDR.
• 2 billion USD is expected to generate in government revenue over the
25 years concession period.
• Besides, NT2 provides some environmental and social impacts:
Resettlement
Downstream impacts
Biodiversity and Forests
Reservoir sedimentation
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References
François, M., Tira, F., &Mira, K. (Eds.). (2009). Contested Waterscapes in the Mekong
Region. London: Earthscan
Asian Development Bank. (2004). Summary Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
Nam Theun 2 Hydroelectric Project in LAO PDR
Stéphane, D., et el. (2014). Main Features of the Nam Theun 2 Hydroelectric Project and
the Associated Environmental Monitoring Programmes
Bounsouk Souksavath & Mikiyasu Nakayama (2013) Reconstruction of the livelihood of
resettlers from the Nam Theun 2 hydropower project in Laos, International Journal of
Water Resources Development, 29:1, 71-86, DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.738792
Nam Theun 2 Power Company (NTPC). Nam Theun 2 Project in Brief. Retrieved from
http://www.namtheun2.com/
International Rivers. Nam Theun 2 Dam. Retrieved from:
http://www.internationalrivers.org/
World Bank. Nam Theun 2 Social and Environment Project. Retrieved from:
http://www.worldbank.org/
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