Official Documents
ADB Approves Technical Assistance Grant for the Nam Theun 2 Project, March 29, 2004
Technical Assistance to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic for Preparing the Greater Mekong Subregion: Nam Theun 2 Hydropower Development Project, ADB, November 2003 (ADB website)
Lao Aide Memoire of Communications Mission: Communications and Nam Theun 2: Transparency, Ease of Access, Interaction, World Bank, September 2, 2002 (World Bank website)
Lao PDR, World Bank Mission, Aide Memoire, World Bank Mission on Nam Theun 2, April 1, 2002 (World Bank website)
Nam Theun 2: Presentation by the World Bank Team, Ian Porter, J.Shivakumar, World Bank, August 23, 2001 (World Bank website)
A series of environmental assessments are available on the World Bank’s website
Civil Society Analysis
NGO Visit to the Proposed Nam Theun 2 Hydroelectric Project in Laos, by Les Amis de la Terre, Bank Information Center, Campagna per la riforma della Banca Mondiale, and Environmental Defense, February 2004 (Acrobat pdf 598 KB)
WWF International Position Statement, World Wildlife Fund, May 9, 2003 (WWF website)
The Nam Theun 2 Hydropower Project in Laos: Another World Bank Disaster in the Making, International Rivers Network, May 2002 (Acrobat pdf 97 KB)
BIC Project Factsheet: The proposed World Bank-funded Nam Theun 2 Hydropower Project, Lao PDR Bank Information Center, revised February 6, 2002
An Analysis of Nam Theun 2 Compliance with World Commission on Dams Guidelines, by Aviva Imhof, International Rivers Network, May 2001 (IRN website)
Correspondence
BIC Informal Note to EDs, March 30, 2005 (Acrobat pdf 100 KB)
NGO letter to World Bank regarding Nam Theun 2 international consultations, August 2, 2004 (Acrobat pdf 104KB)
Response from NTEC to NGO questions about NT2 project, January 2004 (Acrobat pdf 152 KB)
Letter from 40 NGOs from 21 Countries to James Wolfensohn Regarding Transparency in Nam Theun 2 Project in Lao PDR, June 24, 2003
IRN letter to Mr. Shivakumar, Nam Theun 2 Project Director at the World Bank, requesting important documents in relation to Nam Theun 2 Dam, November 26, 2002
Reply to IRN from Mr. Robert Mertz, Nam Theun 2 Project Manager at the World Bank, refusing access to critical project documents, December 23, 2002
IRN reply to Mr. Robert Mertz , reiterating the importance of releasing information on Nam Theun 2, March 15, 2003
Reply from Mr. Robert Mertz to IRN, regarding the release of information on Nam Theun 2, May 2, 2003
Press
Thai utility signs electricity deal with Laos dam project, AFP, November 8, 2003
EDF ready to re-enter Nam Theun , AFP and Bangkok Post, October 3, 2003
Thai EGAT May Cancel Plan To Buy Pwr From Lao Nam Theun 2, Reuters, September 16, 2003
Thailand's EGCO to meet Chinese bank on Lao dam, Reuters, September 16, 2003
Nam Theun 2 draws interest from overseas, by Yuthana Praiwan, Bangkok Post, September 10, 2003
EdF May Retain Stake in Laos Power Project, by Irene Kwek, Dow Jones Newswires, September 10, 2003
Laos dam operator hopes France's EdF will stay, by Nopporn Wong-Anan, Reuters, August 27, 2003
World Bank response to EDF’s withdrawal, August 12, 2003 (World Bank website)
Thai firms agree deadline for Laos dam investor, Reuters, July 23, 2003
Useful Web Pages
International Rivers Network’s webpage on Nam Theun 2