Nam Ngiep 1 Hydro
Client: Nam Ngiep 1 Power Company
Year: 2016-2024
Independent Monitoring Agency (IMA) for socio-environmental monitoring on behalf of MONRE.
Key Projects & Experience
Explore our extensive portfolio of environmental and social impact assessment projects across Laos
Featured Projects
Solar Power Project 100MW
Client: Private Developer
Year: 2022
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for large-scale solar energy development.
Phou-Tevada Tourist Development
Client: Tourism Development Company
Year: 2020-2021
Comprehensive ESIA and community engagement for sustainable tourism development.
Key Projects & Experience
Our main core experiences (Environmental and Social Impact Assessment) can be broadly classified into two types of sectors, they are (i) Hydropower projects and (ii) Non-Hydropower Projects, all of which are privately funded projects.
Our most 'Relevant Project Experiences' are:
Nam Ngiep 1 Hydro Power Project
Client: Nam Ngiep 1 Power Co.
Funds: Private Sector
Duration: Current (from 2016 to 2024)
Tasks: As the Independent Monitoring Agency (IMA) contracted by the Ministry Of Natural Resource & Environment, to carry out Socio & Environmental monitoring on behalf of the ministry
Status: Ongoing
Namphak Hydro Power Project
Client: Chalern Sekong Power Company
Funds: Private Sector
Location: Pakxong, Champasack Province
Tasks: Carrying out Socio-Environmental Impact Assessment (ESIA), including collecting Inventory of Loss (IOL) for affected villages and households
Status: Completed
Nam Meuy Hydro Project (2 Cascades- 3 & 3Mw)
Client: Chanthavone Road & Bridge Construction Co., Ltd
Funds: Private Sector
Location: Xaysomboun Province
Duration: 4 Months, completed October 2017
Tasks: Carrying out Initial Environmental Examination (IEE)
Status: Completed
Nam Phai Hydro Project
Client: Bouathong Power Company
Funds: Private Sector
Duration: Six months- completed
Tasks: Carrying Initial Environmental Examination (IEE)
Status: Completed
Nam Phak Hydro Project
Client: Namphak Hydro Power Co Ltd
Funds: ADB and Private Sector
Duration: Complete 2014- (2.5yrs)
Tasks: Carrying out ESIA, RAP, EDP, and IEE for Roads & Transmission lines, assisting in negotiation for Social Environmental Standard Obligation (SESO) as part of the Concession Agreement
Status: Completed
Theun Hinboun Compensation and Mitigation Project
Client: Theun Hinboun Power Co Ltd
Funds: ADB and Private Sector
Duration: 2 years
Tasks: Comprehensive project including revision of Environmental and Social Assessments, establishment of Management Plans, baseline studies, water supply systems, fishery monitoring, voluntary village resettlement planning, implementation of project impact mitigation in 60 villages (5000 households), strengthening village organizations and gender development, and monitoring of environmental and social development programs
Status: Completed
Nam Ngum 5 Hydro Power Project
Client: SINOHYDRO -China
Funds: SINOHYDRO
Duration: Five months- completed 2006
Tasks: Social Management and Resettlement Implementation Plan
Status: Completed
Nam Theun Two Power Company (NTPC)
Client: NTPC
Funds: World Bank
Duration: 24 months
Tasks: Supervision of Resettlement program, including design and construction supervision of infrastructures (housings, schools, roads, domestic water supply, and irrigation system), Environmental Impact Assessment for Thongkong village (25km) Logging Road, Reforestation and Bank protection (8km) Road Zone F & (10km) Thousand Island Road
Status: Completed
Nam Ngum 3 Hydro Power
Client: GMS (Thailand)
Funds: GMS
Duration: four months- completed 2007
Tasks: 150km & 230kV transmission line and 90km main road (Phubia to Longcheng) Environmental Impact Assessment and provided Environmental Socio Management Plan and Resettlement Action Plan or Up & Downstream areas, and access roads to the Dam site and Powerhouse
Status: Completed
Nam Theun 1 Hydro Power
Client: GAMUDA- Malaysia
Funds: GAMUDA-EGCO
Duration: Seven months- completed 2007
Tasks: In association with Eco Lao and NORPLAN, carried out Environmental Impact Assessment and provided an Environmental and Social Management Plan and Resettlement Action Plan Up & Downstream areas, including a 160km 500kV transmission line from Pakkading to Nabong
Status: Completed
Theun Hinboun Extension Project
Client: Theun Hinboun Power Company THPC
Funds: THPC
Duration: 6 months- completed- 2006 and 2008
Tasks: Environmental and Social Impact Assessment and Environmental, Social, and Resettlement Action Plans for (90km) 230kV Transmission Line- Nahin to Thakhek, (60km) 115kV Transmission Line- Nahin to Ban Lao, Preparation of an 8,000-hectare reservoir clearance plan and budgets
Status: Completed
Southern Mining Smelting Sole, Special Economic Zone E
Client: Laos Southern Mining Smelting Sole Co., Ltd
Location: Sepon District, Savannakhet Province
Tasks: Updating Environmental Management and Monitoring Plan (EMMP)
Status: October 2024 to Current
Copper Smelting Factory, Special Economic Zone E
Client: Laos Shenker Using Resources
Location: Sepon District, Savannakhet Province
Tasks: Carrying out an EIA for the construction and operation of a Copper Smelting Factory
Status: May 2024 to Current
Solar Power Project (100MW)
Client: Mekong Power Company Ltd
Location: Naseuak Village, Khong District, Champasack Province
Tasks: Carrying out an EIA for the construction and operation of a 100MW solar farm covering an area of 130ha
Status: Completed - January 2024
Water Supply Project - Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Client: Asian Development Bank & Mott MacDonald
Location: Xaysomboun Province
Duration: June - November 2023
Tasks: Conducting IEE and EMMP for the implementation of new water supply system in Anouvong, Hom and Longxane Districts
Status: Complete - January 2024
Tapioca Starch Factory Development
Client: Lao GP Starch Company Limited
Location: Champasack Province
Duration: October 2022 - Current
Tasks: Environmental and Social study for the construction of 300 tonne/day Tapioca Starch factory. Outputs include Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
Status: Complete - December 2023
Phou-Tevada Tourist Development Project
Client: Guangyang (GY) International Holding Limited
Location: Bolaven Plateau Paksong
Tasks: Environmental and Social study for the development of tourist areas including a golf course and hotel at Phou-Tevada. Collecting socio-economic and environmental baseline data for the preparation of an Initial Environmental Examination (IEE)
Status: Completed July 2023
Boten-Houaxay Express Way (180Km) Project
Client: Yunnan Communications Investment & Construction Group
Tasks: Conducting environmental and social studies, including a resettlement action plan. ESIA, ESMMP & RAP
Status: Completed, February 2021
National Road No. 6, Second Northern Greater Mekong Subregion GMS Transport Network Improvement
Client: Ministry of Public Works & Transport for Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Location: Phoulao to Hanglong (107km) Houaphan Province
Tasks: Collecting Inventory of Loss (IOL) Data and preparing IEE, ESMMP & RAP reports, following ADB's Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS 2009)
Status: Completed, April 2022
Lao Road Sector Project 2 (LRSP) National Road 13 South
Client: The World Bank (WB), the European Investment Bank (EIB), and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
Tasks: Review all Environmental & Social Impacts Assessment (ESIA), Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP), and Resettlement Action Plans (RAP) documents for Packages 1-4 of the Project
Status: Completed
180km Express Way Boten (China border) - Houaysay (Thailand border)
Client: Yunnan Communications Investment & Construction Group Co., Ltd
Funds: Private Sector
Duration: February 2020 - 2021
Tasks: Carrying out Environmental and Social Impact Assessments, Including the provision of a Resettlement Action Plan for Impact households
Status: Completed
Pakse Municipal Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems (DEWATS)
Client: BORDA Laos, under KOICA and GGGI
Funds: KOICA and GGG1
Duration: June - December 2021
Tasks: Environmental and Social study for the construction of the wastewater treatment of five villages in Pakse. Including collecting socio-economic and environmental baseline data. For the preparation of an Initial Environmental Examination (IEE)
Status: Completed
Clothing factory, Vientiane Capital
Client: Lao Apparel Company
Funds: Private Sector
Duration: 6 months (2021)
Tasks: Conduct an Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) and Environmental Management and Monitoring Plan (ESMMP) for the construction and operation of the factory. Updating of ESMMP every two years, the latest one being in September of 2022
Status: Ongoing
Electronic Waste Recycling Factory
Client: Lao Metal Materials Development Sole Co. Ltd
Funds: Private
Duration: June – December 2020 (6 months)
Tasks: Carry out an Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) and Environmental Management and Monitoring Plan (ESMMP) for the reopening of the electronic waste factory, including the design of the wastewater treatment system and wetlands
Status: Completed
300,000-ton Pulp Mill of Savannakhet Province
Client: Sun Paper Co. Ltd - China
Funds: Private Sector, Value ($180,000,000)
Duration: 9 months Completed (2019)
Tasks: Updating of Environmental Socio Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the Construction phase of the Pulp Mill Plant, including additional ESIA for the Thermal Power Plant associated with the pulp mill
Status: Completed
200,000-ton Rubber Processing Plant, Louang Phabang Province
Client: Jong Hur Co., Ltd- China
Funds: Private Sector ($15,000,000)
Duration: 12 months (2013)
Tasks: Environmental Social Impact Assessment and provided Environmental Socio Management Plan
Status: Completed
60,000ha Eucalyptus Plantation in 5 Districts of Savannakhet Province
Client: Birla Lao Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd- India
Funds: Private Sector ($55,000,000)
Duration: 12 months (2010)
Tasks: Environmental Social Impact Assessment and provided Environmental Socio Management Plan
Status: Completed
300,000-ton Pulp Mill in Savannakhet Province
Client: Sun Paper Co. Ltd - China
Funds: Private Sector, Value ($180,000,000)
Duration: Eighteen months (2009)
Tasks: Environmental Impact Assessment Environmental Socio Management Plan and Resettlement Action Plan. In addition, CaA had also carried out a study for a plantation in three districts associated with the Pulp Mill construction
Status: Completed
Rubber Plantation in 2 Districts of Savannakhet Province
Client: Guangda Rubber Plantations Co., Ltd- China
Funds: Private Sector, value ($15,000,000)
Duration: Six months (2009)
Tasks: Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) and Environmental Socio Management Plan
Status: Completed
Eucalyptus / Acacia Plantations
Client: OJI Paper Ltd- Japan
Funds: Private Sector, value ($200,000,000)
Duration: Nine months (2007-08)
Tasks: Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental and Social Management Plan, including the provision of plantation development and operations manual. In addition, CaA assessed the development of the Wood Chip plant in Khammouane province
Status: Completed
Resettlement Program - Mega First Corporation
Client: Mega First Corporation Berhad (Malaysia)
Funds: Private Sector
Duration: One year- completed 2015
Tasks: Carrying out the Resettlement program, including design and supervision of infrastructures- housing, school, water supply, and community market
Status: Completed
ADB TA No. 6440-REG Facilitating Regional Power Trading
Client: Tokyo Electrical Power /ADB
Funds: ADB
Duration: three months- completed 2009
Tasks: Initial Environmental Impact Examination (IEE) & Environmental Social Management Plan for Electricity Infrastructure for Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia
Status: Completed