History Repeats Itself in Laos: ADB’s Flagship Hydro Project Goes Awry

By: 
Aviva Imhof
Date: 
Monday, April 16, 2007

An article by Aviva Imhof in Bankwatch, published by the NGO Forum on the ADB, examines Nam Theun 2's failings and draws parallels to other ADB-funded dams in Laos: Theun-Hinboun, Nam Song and Nam Leuk. The article also highlights the ADB's role in promoting a regional power grid and electricity trading system in the Mekong subregion.

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