Letter

NGO's write to the ADB to call for the suspension of the proposed Greater Mekong Subregion Power Interconnection Project Phase 1 regional technical assistance grant. The grant would design a transmission line from Nam Theun 2 to Vietnam during peak load periods and from the proposed Nam Theun 1 Hydropower Project in Laos to Vietnam and Thailand. Mr. Tadao Chino President Asian Development Bank PO Box 789 0980 Metro Manila Philippines Dear Mr. Chino, We are writing with regards to the ADB’s proposed Greater Mekong Subregion Power Interconnection Project Phase 1 regional technical as

International Rivers calls on the ADB to suspend its Mekong Power Grid plan, on the basis that it violates a number of the bank's own policies. Mr. Tadao Chino President Asian Development Bank PO Box 789 0980 Manila Philippines Dear Mr. Chino, Enclosed please find a copy of “Sizing Up the Grid: How the Mekong Power Grid Compares Against the Policies of the Asian Development Bank,” released this month by International Rivers. This analysis examines the Bank’s development of the Greater Mekong Subregion Power Interconnection and Trade Initiative (“Mekong power grid

Kinshasa A Son Excellence Monsieur le Ministre de l'Energie, Concerne : Transmission du compte rendu du Forum International sur Grand Inga et doléance sur le cas de Monsieur VANGU MPILA Nous avons l'insigne honneur de vous transmettre, en annexe, le compte rendu du Forum International sur le Grand Inga, qui s'est tenu à Gaborone, du 16 au 17 mars 2007, à l'initiative du Conseil Mondial de l'Energie et auquel ont pris part, notamment, les délégués de la société civil de la RDC, signataires de la Déclaration en annexe, qu'accompagnait un des représent

Read a letter from Congolese NGOs to their Government on Inga Community Harrassment (French only) Mr. Gerald Doucet [via email]Secretary General, World Energy CouncilDear Mr. Gerald Doucet, We are writing to alert you of threats received by Mr. Mpila Vangu, one of the traditional chiefs of the Inga region in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Mr. Vangu reported to Congolose NGOs that he was harassed and threatened by local security forces after returning home from Botswana, where he participated as a representative of the local Inga communities in the forum organized by the World Energy Counc

Kinshasa Nos suggestions pour la réhabilitation et le développement du site d’Inga Aux membres du Conseil d’Administration de la Banque Mondiale à Washington Chers et distingués membres du Conseil d’Administrations: Nous sommes des représentants des organisations non gouvernementales de la République démocratique du Congo qui suivons de près tous les travaux de réhabilitation et/ou d’expansion du site d’Inga. A ce titre, nous avons des préoccupations que nous entendons vous exprimer, espérant qu’il vous plaira de les tenir en compte dans tous les appuis que la Ban

RE: Concerns of proposed Regional and Domestic Power Markets Development Project (ID P097201)Read a letter to the World Bank from Congolese NGOs To the World Bank Board of Directors: We commend the Bank’s interest and commitment to refurbish existing energy infrastructure at the Inga site in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). However, the legacy of the Inga dams and the interest in further hydropower development of the Inga site raise several issues which create a more complex context for the Bank’s proposed Regional and Domestic Power Markets Development Project (RDPMDP).1 The followin

Mr. Achim Steiner Director General IUCN International Rue Mauverney, 28 Gland, CH1196 Switzerland Dear Mr. Steiner, We are writing in response to Mr. Ngantou’s letter to the Director General of ARSEL, the electricity regulatory authority in Cameroon, dated October 13, 2005. The letter and its attachment identified 14 NGOs which IUCN’s Central Africa regional office suggested be invited to ARSEL’s restitution workshop marking the completion of the proposed Lom Pangar Dam Environmental Impact Assessment by contracted consultants. The names of the organizations listed in th

To: Mr. Paul Noupa UICN, Bureau Régional pour l’Afrique Centrale BP. 5506 Yaoundé, Cameroun paul.noupa@iucn.org Cc: Mr. Achim Steiner, Director General, IUCN Headquarters Mr. Ger Bergkamp, Acting Head, IUCN Wetlands & Water Resources Programme Dr. Jean–Yves Pirot, former Head, IUCN Wetlands & Water Resources Programme Dear Mr. Noupa, We are writing to voice our concerns about the proposed Lom Pangar Dam and IUCN’s role in this project. Lom Pangar is already raising serious economic, environmental and social concerns (a detailed fact sheet on

Letter from IRN to the ADB concerning hydropower developments in the Nam Ngum basin, and ADB's response.

To: IRN International Rivers Network 1847 Berkeley Way Berkeley, CA 94703 USA Paris, 19 March 2004 Re: Merowe Dam, Sudan Thank you for your letter regarding the Merowe Dam project in Sudan for which ALSTOM was recently selected to supply electromechanical equipment by the Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources – Merowe Dam Implementation Unit (MDPIU). I have noted your serious concerns regarding this project and your conclusion that it violates international standards on human rights, resettlement, environmental assessment and cultural protection. I do not