Nam Theun 2: At a Glance

Nam Theun 2 map and basic project facts.

• 6,200 indigenous peoples forcibly resettled from reservoir area on Nakai Plateau; elephant and other wildlife and wetlands habitat flooded
• 120,000 downstream villagers affected by increased water flows in Xe Bang Fai, and dramatically decreased flows in Nam Theun; major fisheries and aquatic resources losses, erosion, flooding, sedimentation along the Xe Bang Fai
• 2,000 households affected by NT2 construction activities, losing land, assets, access to resources; water quality impacts, erosion, sedimentation, logging in construction areas