Publications in English

Hydropower Risks and Impact Mitigation Manual (Volume 2, 1st Interim Report)

The manual constitutes a summary description of the overall basin and hydropower development on the Mekong. It also describes key hydropower risks, impacts and vulnerabilities and international practice policy and safeguards for mitigating hydropower risks and impacts.

Download | DOI: 10.52107/mrc.ajg81k | Published on: 31 Dec 2015 | Language: English

Case Study on Development of Hydropower Risks and Impact Mitigation Guidelines and Recommendations (Volume 3, 1st Interim Report)

This volume 3 of the 1st interim report is a stand alone document from Volume 1 and 2 as it constitutes scoping of the Case Study of the mainstream cascade to be undertaken in the 2nd interim phase.

Download | DOI: 10.52107/mrc.ajg81o | Published on: 31 Dec 2015 | Language: English

Summary of Minutes of the 42nd Meeting of the MRC Joint Committee
10 September 2015, Vientiane, Lao PDR

Download | DOI: 10.52107/mrc.ajg81r | Published on: 11 Nov 2015 | Language: English

Guidelines for the Evaluation of Hydropower and Multi-Purpose Project Portfolios: Final

The Guidelines propose a portfolio planning process with associated tools for valuation and evaluation of hydropower and multipurpose dam project portfolios. The objective is to assist the Member Countries in their basin planning and energy/hydropower planning frameworks.

Download | DOI: 10.52107/mrc.ajg81u | Published on: 02 Nov 2015 | Language: English

Guidelines for the Evaluation of Hydropower and Multi-Purpose Project Portfolios: Economics Practice Guide (Annex 1)
Annex 1. Economics Practice Guide

The Guidelines propose a portfolio planning process with associated tools for valuation and evaluation of hydropower and multipurpose dam project portfolios. The objective is to assist the Member Countries in their basin planning and energy/hydropower planning frameworks.

Download | DOI: 10.52107/mrc.ajg81x | Published on: 02 Nov 2015 | Language: English

Guidelines for the Evaluation of Hydropower and Multi-Purpose Project Portfolios on Non-Monetised Social and Environmental Indicators
Annex 2. Guidance on Non-Monetised Social and Environmental Indicators

The Guidelines propose a portfolio planning process with associated tools for valuation and evaluation of hydropower and multipurpose dam project portfolios. The objective is to assist the Member Countries in their basin planning and energy/hydropower planning frameworks.

Download | DOI: 10.52107/mrc.ajg821 | Published on: 02 Nov 2015 | Language: English

Guidelines for the Evaluation of Hydropower and Multi-Purpose Project Portfolios on Hydropower Planning Support Tool User Manual
Annex 3. Hydropower Planning Support Tool User Manual

The Guidelines propose a portfolio planning process with associated tools for valuation and evaluation of hydropower and multipurpose dam project portfolios. The objective is to assist the Member Countries in their basin planning and energy/hydropower planning frameworks.

Download | DOI: 10.52107/mrc.ajg826 | Published on: 02 Nov 2015 | Language: English

4th Regional Stakeholder Forum on the Basin Development Strategy: Forum Proceedings
Moving towards optimal development of the Mekong River Basin

The report describes results from the discussions at the 4th Regional Stakeholder Forum organised as part of the preparation of the Basin Development Strategy (BDS), under the theme of “Moving towards Optimal Development of the Mekong River Basin”.

Download | DOI: 10.52107/mrc.ajg82a | Published on: 01 Aug 2015 | Language: English

MRC Initiative for Sustainable Hydropower Final Report on ISH01 Pilot Testing in the Sre Pok Sub-Basin Study on the Identification of Ecologically Sensitive Sub-Basins for Sustainable Development of Hydropower on Tributaries

The study identified sub-basins with high ecologic value to be protected and those where hydropower can be developed with limited environmental impacts. It also provides a framework for sustainable hydropower planning and management in lower Mekong tributaries.

Download | DOI: 10.52107/mrc.ajg82h | Published on: 31 Jul 2015 | Language: English

Mekong River Commission Initiative for Sustainable Hydropower, Review of Existing Knowledge on the Effectiveness and Economics of Fish-Friendly Turbines
Technical Paper No.57

The report provides current information on fish-friendly turbine technologies, ways that different turbines influence fish injury and survival, and applicability of fish-friendly turbine technologies and trade-offs at hydropower projects on the mainstream of the Lower Mekong River River.

Download | DOI: 10.52107/mrc.ajg82k | Published on: 31 Jul 2015 | Language: English

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