[Draft] Environmental impact assessment for feasibility study of Lower Sesan 2 hydropower project, Stung Treng province, Cambodia

• Campuchia

• Hydropower dams
• SDG15 Life on Land
• SDG7 Affordable and Clean Energy

• Electricity of Vietnam

• Minister of Mines and Energy

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• Tiếng Anh

• Stung Treng

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It will need a peak workforce of 3000 people during the four years of construction period.

The company has obligations to mitigate the environmental impact of its project implementation to the maximum. The encroachment to the forest/habitat and hunting of the wildlife are strictly banned. Appropriated mean to maintain fish and other aquatic life re-appearance as existing by creating fish research center. Regularly control the water quality in the reservoir to avoid adverse effect.

Appropriate training course or new skilled and income restoration shall be provided to the local people (boat operators and fishermen). The compensation can be provided in strengthening livelihood program such as new career capacity building, small business fund providing, agricultural support programs.

The annual environmental fund is proposed USD 0.5 million and it will be paid yearly to the Ministry of Environment and Forestry Administration of Royal Government of Cambodia to compensate to the forest and wildlife habitat lost by the project. The MoE and FA will use this fund to support forest and wildlife conservation program in the area. This payment is applied to the whole project operation.

• Law on Land (2001)
• Law on Forestry
• Law on Water Resource​​ Management of the Kingdom of Cambodia
• Sub-Decree No. 27 on Water Pollution Control
• Sub-Decree No.72 on the Environmental Impact Assessment Process
• Law on Environmental Protection and Management of Natural Resources
• The Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia (2008)

Lower Sesan II: https://data.opendevelopmentcambodia.net/en/dataset/hydropower-2009-2014/resource/4e6d2d95-80e3-4459-ae09-1b9214746c59/detail?map_id=4