The MRC Secretariat carried out the initial assessment in late 2013 following the submission of documents of the Don Sahong Hydropower Project by Lao PDR on 30 September 2013. The assessment was presented to the MRC Joint Committee's Special Meeting on the Don Sahong Project on 16 January 2014 which discussed a suitable process for the project.

This initial assessment, which looks into what aspects of the project remain to be assessed, covers a number of issues namely hydrology, sediment transport and morphology, fisheries, water quality and aquatic ecosystem health, navigation and social issues. A more detailed technical review is being conducted by the MRC Secretariat for the prior consultation process of the project and will be completed by December 2014.

Click here to download the initial assessment.