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Nam Theun basin, 52, 59–60, 134 Nam Theun River downstream risks to, 5, 170 hydropower projects on, 2, 9 NT2 project features on, 4b as project impact zone, 59–60 reservoir on, 2, 55 social and environmental safeguards for, 134 water flow of, 4, 156n2 Nam Theun 2 (NT2) as change driver, 29–31, 157–175 (See also change driver, NT2 as) communications in, 24–25, 117–125 (See also communications) cross-cutting lessons of, 25–28, 127–145 (See also lessons, cross-cutting) implementation issues, 28, 147–156 (See also implementation issues) Lao PDR preparation for, 16–18, 33–50 (See also Lao PDR preparation for NT2) project preparation, 18–22, 51–98 (See also project preparation) stakeholders in, 22–24, 99–116 (See also stakeholders) Nam Theun 2 Electricity Consortium (NTEC), 145n1 Nam Theun 2 Power Company (NTPC) biodiversity conservation and, 65 capacity building and, 94–95 charges assessed to, 84 Common Terms Agreement and, 83 concession agreement and, 149 consultants for, 115 downstream risks and, 170–171 environmental and social issues, 54, 134, 165 financial partners’ perceptions, 85, 86–90 financiers, mobilization of, 82–83 financing by, 137, 148–149 formation of, 145n1 government relations with, 105 gratitude toward, xi household incomes, measurement of, 168
hydrological data from, 80 implementation efforts of, 68, 152, 167 information sharing by, 153, 173–174 land compensation from, 170 mitigation planning by, 67 payments to national treasury, 38 power purchase agreement and, 12 project preparation, 86–90 relocation assistance from, 56, 107, 166–167 workers hired by, 163–164 workshops, feedback from, 112 Nam Theun 2 Social and Environment Project (NTSEP), 14, 144 Nam Theun watershed, 57–58 National Assembly (Lao PDR), 160, 163 National Growth and Poverty Eradication Strategy (NGPES), 6, 32n3, 36–38, 42, 46 National Policy on Environmental and Social Sustainability of the Hydropower Sector, 172 National Socio-Economic Development Plan (NSEDP), 32n3, 40, 46, 160, 174–175 natural gas valuations, 74–76 natural habitats accounting assessment of, 55 conversion of, 53b New Economic Mechanism (NEM), 5–6 NGOs. See nongovernmental organizations NGPES (National Growth and Poverty Eradication Strategy), 6, 32n3, 36–38, 42, 46 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). See also civil society organizations communications and, 25, 69, 70, 101, 108–109, 110, 120–121, 122 consultations and, 80–81, 135 criticisms from, 11, 141 environmental and social programs and, 68 as stakeholders, 100, 108–112 WMPA and, 65 workshops, international, 113