THE STUDY ON NOTIFICATION AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES ON THE

HYDROPOWER IN THE 3S RIVERS IN CAMBODIA

Ham KimkongDES/RUPP

7-9th Dec, 2011

Mekong Forum on Water, Food and Energy

2Source: FACT

Map of Cambodia/Study Area

Historical Background

Until now Cambodia electricity supply has been challenging with high cost and limited facilities which compares to others countries in the Mekong countries.

Plans to triple hydropower output over the next several years to meeting that the demands (Tira, et at, 2010).

Historical Background

Government strongly support strategic plan Hydropower dam project.

Indicating potential places in Country. In Cambodia: totally potential10,000(MW):

– 50 % Mekong mainstream,– 40 % Mekong tributaries– 10% South-Western coastal area.

Source: MIME, 2003

Aim of Study

Is to study and document on a better understanding of the notification system process on the hydropower and its decision-making from local community to national perspectives.

To study on how does notification process takes place at local communities, national and regional levels.

To identify policy gaps in hydropower development and institutional arrangement that implicated the electricity-power management and livelihoods.

To contribute to learning for students, communities, researchers about hydropower decision- making’s challenges and improving management practices from local communities to relevant stakeholders.

Objectives:

Research questions:

What are gaps in hydropower development and decision-making on warning system needs to be improved and identified?

How these weakness and gaps are identified and solved?

What are impacts of social, economical and ecological aspects from hydropower development and decision-making mechanize? What are the best resolutions or win-win-strategies need to be understood?

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Province/Districts Communes No. of Households

Villages

Sesan (ST) 1 40 2Oyadav (RT) 1 40 2Total 2 80 4

Research Sites

Map of Se San River (Stung Treng and Ratanakiri/Catchment Area)

Source : SWECO, 2007

Source: 3SPN 2010

MAP OF VILLAGES AND SESAN COMMUNE, OU YA DAV DISTRICT, RATANAKIRI ( RESEARCH SITE)

Map of Phluk commune, Sesan District, Stung Treng ( Research Site)

Initial Research Findings

Ministries responsibilities and decision making on Hydropower development in Cambodia– MIME: Strategy and Planning, reporting

– MOWRAM: Monitoring on compliance of licenses for water use and construction

– MOE: EIA and Facilitating public consultation and Participation.

Initial Research Findings

Ministries responsibilities and decision making on Hydropower development in Cambodia

– EDC: Development and management process of electricity energy.

– EAC: issue license, tariff setting and regulation.

Initial Research Findings

Ministries responsibilities and decision making on Hydropower development in Cambodia

– EDC: Development and management process of electricity energy.

– EAC: issue license, tariff setting and regulation.

No Name Stung Treng Ratanakiri

Installed Capacity MW

Annual Energy production (GWh/yr)

Year of Commission

Statue Financial Assistance

1 Sesan River 420 MW Unknown 2018? proposed Dam

US$510 M

2 Sre Pok River 90 MW ? -- a/n

3 Stung Treng 980MW Unknown 2020 -- Unknown

4 Lower Sre Po II (ST) 222 MW N/A N/A -- Unknown

5 Lower Sesan II (ST) 207 MW -- -- Feasibility Study

a/n

6 Lower Se San III (RTK)

375 MW -- -- -- --

7 Lower Sre Por III (RTK)

330 MW -- -- Proposed Dam

a/n

Proposed Hydropower Dam on 3S Rivers, Sesan, Srey Kong and Srey Pok, Mekong’s tributaries

JICA, April, 2007

Kimkong, 2007.

No Name Installed Capacity MW

Annual Energy production (GWh/yr)

Year of Commission

Statue Financial Assistance

1 Stung Atai,Koh Kong

120MW 479 million (KWhr/yr)

2012 Construction Approved

CYC/

2 Stung Chay Areng,Koh Kong

180 MW Unknown 2015? Feasibility Study SCG

3 Krayang, Lower Tatai,Koh Kong

110 MW 588 2012 Feasibility study CHMC/

4 Ta Tai, Koh Kong

190 MW Unknown 2015 Feasibility Study CHMC/

5 O’Som Tatai,Pursat

80 MW 426 2010 Feasibility Study SCG/ ?

6 Stung Kamchay,Kampot

193MW 498 2010 Under construction

Sinohydro/

7 O’rom ChanO’rom ,Mondokiri

173KW Unknown Unknown Under constructed Kon and NIPPON KOEI firms, Japanese

Approval/feasibility Study Stage on Domestic Hydropower Dam

HYDROPOWER DECISION MAKING AND NOTIFICATION LETTER PROCESS ON SESAN RIVER

Vietnam Hydropower Dam Project Company

Vietnam Hydropower Dam Project Company CNMC

Ministries Provinces Governors

Department lines District Offices

Office at districts Communes

Affected Communities and villagesAffected Communities and villages

VNMC

Noticed that the notification letter undertake a long process with hierarchy administrations of government offices in order to take action and its responsibility. It takes about several weeks in whole process to reach at affected communities. The slowness is not because of the delivery yet it is because of check and verify and translation works. As a result, it leads to process take several weeks as there is nobody who is in charge directly in this work.

Diagram 1: Flowing of official notification letter

Districts

Hydropower dam ProjectsHydropower dam Projects

VNMC MRCCNMC

.

Ministries

Districts

Communes

Ministry Lines in Vietnam

Provinces

Indirect news

Departments

Offices

Villages

Civil Society/NGOs

Source: field work consultation with key informants, 2010

Diagram Notification information/letters flow formally

Vietnam hydropower

company

Police border Posts

Commune and village head men

Villager

Households Households

Diagram of informal notification process

Source: Group discussion at village/Ratanakiri, 2011.

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