The Lower Sesan 2 hydropower dam project (LS2) will be located on the Sesan River in Sesan District, Stung Treng Province, Cambodia, 1.5km downstream from its confluence with the Srepok River and 25km from where the two rivers meet the Mekong River mainstream. The developer is the Hydro Power Lower Sesan 2 Company, a joint venture between Cambodia’s Royal Group and China’s Hydrolancang International Energy (90%) and EVN International Joint Stock Company (EVNI) (10%). The Company’s capital (30%) and an undisclosed bank loan (70%) is most likely from China.
The dam will destroy the essential food and protein sources that communities rely on to feed their children and families, as the dam will lead to close to 10% reduction in fish across the Mekong River Basin. Many of villagers will be forced to relocate from their traditional lands, and they will lose connection with their communities and culture.
Recently, the community who will affected by lower Sesan 2 dam have obtained two documents entitled “Mechanisms and Procedures of Compensation and Resettlement Policy of Lower Sesan 2 in Stung Treng” dated 17 January 2014 and “Compensation and Solution Policies on Impacts of Lower Sesan 2” through a commune chief, who was given the documents at a meeting hold by the government on 27 January 2014.
The communities of Sesan District in Stung Treng were unhappy and make statement to reject the “Mechanisms and Procedures of Compensation and Resettlement Policy of Lower Sesan 2 in Stung Treng” which was signed on 17 January 2014 by H.E Suy Sem Minister of Mines and Energy and the Chief of Inter-Ministries Committee” and the “Compensation and Solution Policies on Impacts of Lower Sesan 2” prepared by Hydropower Lower Sesan2 Co., Ltd.
The community already submited their letter to Ministry of Mine and Energy in Phnom Penh on 13th February 2014 and cc to some ministries related to the LS2 project as well;
For more information or feedback, please contact us at the address below:
- Mr. Fut Kheun, representative of the communities at Lower Sesan 2 (855) 977 797 488
- Ms. Pha Vy, representative of the communities at Lower Sesan 2 (855) 978 192 295
- Mr. Phao Mai, representative of the communities at Lower Sesan 2 (855) 978 236 979
- Mr. Va Khampai, representative of the communities at Lower Sesan 2 (855) 888 043 691
- Mr. Dam Samnang, representative of the communities at Lower Sesan 2 (855) 885 840 762
Communities have requested assistance from 3S Rivers Protection Network (3SPN) to coordinate the meeting with communities. To arrange a meeting with communities’ representative from 3S area please contact Mr. Meach Mean, 3SPN Coordinator, Tel: (855) 887 984 490, Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
For detail of community letter, please read or download Khmer, English and Chinese language
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By: Bunthann, 3SPN