Nam Khan 3 - posted earlier but the post disappeared during problems with the server
The construction of Nam Khan III hydropower dam has been reported as over 20 % complete since construction commenced in late 2012. An investment of Electricite du Laos (EDL), the dam is located on the Nam Khan River, between Ban Done Mo and Ban Khone Wai, five km north of Xieng ngeun District and 24 km southeast of Luang Prabang. The dam is expected to be fully complete by mid 2016. At US$132 million, the dam will be 154m in length and 67m high. It will be installed with two 30MW generators.
Source:
:: KPL :: Lao News Agency
During one of my last Laos trips I was in the neighborhood of this dam and I had a look at the dam-site as well as the resettlement area.
The same cofferdam shown in the picture in the KPL News paper
Artist impression on how the Nam Khan 3 Hydropower project will look like when ready
The base of the dam and the pipe which will channel the water from the reservoir to the powerhouse
Preparing the site for the powerhouse
Intake and the Outlet of the Diversion Channel of the Nam Khan river. This channel will be closed once the dam is complete.
Some villages will be inundated by the reservoir so the people will have to move to the resettlement village which is being built near Xieng Ngeun