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Sustainable Hydropower Development Alternatives for the Mekong:Maintaining the Flows that Nourish Life
Mekong River in Laos. Photo: Andi MezgerBoy in basin navigates through floating village in Tonle oto: Sitha Som, Conservation International.
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Sambor hydropower
project in the Lower
Mekong Basin
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Sambor DamComparison – Original Design v. NHI Alternative 7
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Sambor 7a
Power House
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Lower Se San II Hydropower ProjectLocated at the confluence of two of the largest tributaries that pour into the Mekong mainstream just above the Tonle Sap Lake and Delta
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Challenge: Show that the “No‐Dam” alternative is comparable or superior to new hydro with respect to :
Cost Reliability Output Timeline for Deployment Financial Risk Avoidance
Solar Augmentation of Existing Hydro
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