FEASIBILITY STUDY AND HYDROELECTRIC POWER PROJECT:

Mek Consultants Co., Ltd. has carried out the following major Project:

Client: Financing agency Ministry of Industry and Handicraft (EDL)	Nam Mang 3 Hydropower Development Project, Vientiane Province. January 1994 to July 1994 Project’s requirements comprise the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). Our services included socio-economic survey and environmental study, Field investigation, data collection and analysis, Land use planning and mapping, Preliminary resettlement planning and cost evaluation, water quality, aquatic ecology and fishery survey, wildlife habitats and forest survey, land use survey and consultation workshops with village, district level, topographical survey/mapping scale 1:2,000, geological investigation, and hydrological study in the areas of upstream and down stream of Nam Ngon river. Report writing on environmental and socio-economic study.
Client: Financing agency Asian Development Bank (ADB)		Nam Ngum River Basin Development Project, Vientiane Province, Saysomboun Special Zone. May 2001 to April 2002. Project’s requirements comprise the development of integrated circuit around Nam Ngum basin, and strategic planning. Our services included data collection and analysis, preparation of Basin Profile, Strategy and Action Agenda, assisting in carrying out the feasibility studies of investment options, assisting in conducting workshops and preparing the draft final report.
Client: Financing agency Lao-Korea Company.		Xe Piane-Xe Namnoy Update Feasibility Study for Hydro Electric Power Project, Champasak-Attapeu Provinces. June 2004 to December 2004 The project’s requirements comprise update of EIA study, socio-economic study, topographic survey, geologic investigation, and hydrographic study. Our services included audit and update of existing water resource data river basin, Data collection, entry and checking to a basin data base, Review and recommendations for improvement of basin hydro-climatic network, Implementation of improvements of basin hydro-climatic network, Hydrological study. socio-economic survey and environmental study (Access road, Transmission line corridors, social condition and social structure, land tenure and etc.), Field investigation, data collection and analysis, Land use planning and mapping, Preliminary resettlement planning and cost evaluation and consultation workshops with village, district level geological investigation, Report writing on environmental and socio-economic study.
Client: Financing agency Nice Engineering Limited. (Thailand)		Nam Hao Feasibility Study for Hydro Electric Power Project, Houaphanh Province. September 2004 to February 2005 The project’s requirements comprise feasibility study: Socio-economic study, environmental study, topographic survey, geological investigation, and hydrological study. Our services included the socio-economic survey (access road, transmission line, public building, agriculture and etc.), water quality, aquatic ecology and fishery survey, wildlife habitats and forest survey, land use survey and consultation workshops with village, district level, detailed topographical survey/mapping scale 1:2,000, geological investigation, and hydrological study.
Client: Financing agency Kansai Electric Power Company (Kansai)/ITELCO INC. (Japan)		Xe Katam Hydroelectric Power Project, Champasak Province. January 2005 to April 2005 The project’s requirements comprise topographical survey and mapping scale 1: 2,500. Our services included the establishment of reference bench marks, survey closing traverses, running the elevations, detailed topographic survey and provision of maps as required scales for 3 different special areas, (about 5 km2) in which located in the dam area as defined by the Client.
Client: Financing agency Kansai Electric Power Company (Kansai)/ NEWJEC Inc. (Japan)		Xe Katam Hydroelectric Power Project, Champasak Province. 15 June 2005 to January 2007 The project’s requirements comprise of conducting selected technical studies to support the Initial Environment Examination (IEE) and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Xe katam Hydroelectric Power Project. (IEE): Our services included of management and coordination the portions of the work to meet due dates for interim work products to be delivered to the project developer as well as the overall schedule for completing the studies. We collected relevant data to enable more in – depth evaluation of Initial Environment Examination for the Xe katam Hydroelectric Power Project in order to assess the impacts on the project and elaborate the appropriated mitigation measures. We conducted the necessary detailed environmental studies and preparation of an Initial Environment Examination Environmental Report for the proposed Project. This will include the following types of information. (EIA): In the planning, designing, development and implementation of the Xekatam Hydroelectric Power Project, direct, indirect and cumulative negative impacts on the environment (both natural and socio-economic components) shall be taken into account over a suitable timeframe. These impacts shall be evaluated and appropriate mitigation and compensation measures shall be taken, as well as a formal environmental management plan created through the preparation of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). In the work of this EIA, impacts on air, water, soil, and ecosystems; land use patterns and resettlement; ethnicity and indigenous people; cultural heritage and archaeological resources; gender; and, health conditions shall be examined.
Client: Kansai Electric Power Company (Kansai)/ITELCO INC. (Japan)		Nam Ngiep Hydroelectric Power Project Borikan District, Bolikhamxay Province.; Hom District, Vientiane Province and Thathom District, Xiengkhuang Province. From January 2006 to February 2008 (Interval time sections) Our services included the establishment of reference bench marks by GPS, long distant leveling (195 km), survey closing traverses, detailed topographic survey, Longitudinal and 70 cross-sections survey of (40 km) along river and rivers bank scale 1:2000, (total area approximately 800 ha, which divided into 3 sites).Survey and marked the wooden pegs at every 5 m interval for seismic reflection line test. To mark the full surface level (FSL) of elevation 320 with the concrete bacons for the 8 villages. Blasting and assist the specialist for the seismic test and record. Improvement of 25 km access road to the dam site. Set up a water staff gauge station. To coordinate and supply of lifting boring machine with Army helicopter and etc.
Client: CHINA INTERNATIONAL WATER & ELECTRIC CORP.		Nam Lik 1-2 Hydroelectric Power Project, Vientiane Province. 03 November 2006 to 15 January 2007 The project’s requirements comprise topographical survey and mapping scale 1: 2,500. Our services included the establishment of reference bench marks (2 GPS Points), survey closing traverses, running the elevations, detailed topographic survey and mapping as followings: I. Topographic Survey for Main Structure Area. a. Main dam Area ( 2,1 km² ), b. Saddle dam Area ( 1,7 km² ), II. Longitudinal and Cross-Sections Survey of river. a. One Longitudinal Section ( 750 m ), b. Three Cross-Section Approx. ( 900 m ), III. Topographic survey for borrow area and quarry - Survey area is about 2 km² the scale is 1:2000 IV. Cooperation survey for geology. - Geological cross section survey is about 20 km - Setting out for about 1100 of geological and investigation points. V. Desk Work; Data Entry, Draft and final Reports.