Gencer, DefneSpencer, Richard2023-08-142023-08-142012-01-01https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40188This paper provides an overview of the Trung Son hydropower project preparation experience and highlights the innovative features of the project, primarily focusing on the adoption of new approaches in project design and integration of social and environmental concerns. Through disseminating the Trung Son project experience, this paper is intended to contribute to the sustainable scale-up of medium scale hydropower in Vietnam, based on practical experience. This paper was funded by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) as part of a broader activity supporting sustainable hydropower development in Vietnam. Resources from the AusAID-East Asia infrastructure for growth trust fund supplemented those available to the World Bank task team in charge of the project. This paper is made up of three parts: Part A introduces the Trung Son hydropower project. Part B presents highlights from the Trung Son hydropower project, focusing on the main themes addressed during preparation. Part C contains the authors' conclusions about why the Trung Son hydropower project experience matters, and discusses the features that make it a good example for future scale-up of sustainable hydropower development in Vietnam as well as for hydropower development in other countries.en-USCC BY-NC 3.0 IGOENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN;ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT;COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES;RESETTLEMENT OF THE POPULATION;IMPLEMENTATION OF MITIGATION PLANS;GRAPHIC DESIGNER;PRINTING AND MULTIMEDIA SERVICES;BOARD OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS;SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL;INTERNATIONAL GOOD PRACTICE;ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT MITIGATION;POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT;DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY;LEARNING BY DOING;ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE;INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT FINANCE;ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES;OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE;GOVERNANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY;MANAGEMENT OF WATER;SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY;IMPACTS ON BIODIVERSITY;GREENHOUSE GAS ACCOUNTING;KV TRANSMISSION LINE;SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;WATER QUALITY MODELING;ASSIGNMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY;WATER USE SURVEY;ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROCESS;CULTURAL HERITAGE VALUE;POWER SECTOR DEVELOPMENT;DISTRIBUTION LOSS REDUCTION;POWER SECTOR INVESTMENT;POWER GENERATION TECHNOLOGY;WATER RETENTION TIME;PROCUREMENT AND DISBURSEMENT;DAM SAFETY ASPECT;SOCIAL IMPACT ANALYSIS;ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY;AMOUNT OF POWER;NATURAL FOREST;GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS;PHYSICAL CULTURAL RESOURCES;SPREAD OF DISEASE;ALLOCATION OF RESPONSIBILITY;AVERAGE ANNUAL INFLOW;NET CARBON DIOXIDE;AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY;POWER PROJECT FINANCE;HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT;ETHNIC MINORITIES;MITIGATION MEASURE;SUSTAINABLE HYDROPOWER;ACCESS ROAD;HYDROPOWER PLANT;ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW;CUMULATIVE IMPACT;ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECT;COUNTRY SYSTEMS;SAFEGUARD POLICY;EXPANSION PLAN;RESERVOIR AREA;SAFEGUARD POLICIES;HYDROPOWER GENERATION;NATURAL HABITAT;LIVELIHOOD DEVELOPMENT;INVESTMENT LENDING;FINANCIAL ANALYSIS;INTERNATIONAL EXPERT;INDIRECT IMPACT;NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION;COMMUNICATION STRATEGY;RIVER BASIN;PALEONTOLOGICAL SITES;ENVIRONMENTAL SUPERVISION;ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCE;PROTECTED AREA;RIVER MOUTH;SOCIAL ASPECT;DOWNSTREAM IMPACT;NATURAL RESOURCES;SITE VISITS;FLOOD CONTROL;HISTORIC SITE;SOUND MANAGEMENT;FISH SPECIES;PROJECT COSTING;ENVIRONMENTAL CRITERION;INNOVATIVE WAY;HYDROPOWER POTENTIAL;ENVIRONMENTAL LESSON;INPUT DATA;ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE;ENERGY SECTOR;INTERNATIONAL ENERGY;QUANTITATIVE INDICATORS;ADEQUATE CAPACITY;GOOD DAM;ENVIRONMENTAL LAW;POOR COMMUNITY;STANDARD PRACTICE;ELECTRICITY GENERATOR;STUDY INCLUDING;CONSTRUCTION COMPONENT;WATER CONTROL;SOCIAL STRUCTURE;DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT;MINORITY GROUP;CONSTRUCTION PERIOD;INTACT RIVERS;FRONT-END FEE;DAM SITE;ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE;PRICE CONTINGENCY;OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENT;RESETTLEMENT PLANNING;DEVELOPMENT IMPLEMENTATION;HYDRO RESOURCES;CONSTRUCTION SITE;ENERGY NEED;PHYSICAL WORK;INITIAL SCREENING;GOVERNMENT REGULATION;NATURE RESERVE;ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN;RESTORATION PROGRAM;MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK;LEGAL FRAMEWORK;TRANSMISSION NETWORK;ENERGY CONSERVATION;FISH POPULATION;TURBINE RUNNING;CIVIL WORKS;WET SEASON;INVESTMENT REQUIREMENT;GENERATION CAPACITY;SUPPORT STRUCTURE;POWER INVESTMENT;GENERATION COMPANIES;GENERATION ASSET;PROJECT PLAN;SOCIAL TENSION;PHOTO CREDIT;SECURITY CHALLENGE;INNOVATIVE FEATURE;PROJECT SELECTION;FINANCIAL COMMITMENT;FLOOD EVENT;ELECTRICITY IMPORT;SAFE OPERATION;FLOOD PROTECTION;LOCAL DEVELOPMENT;LOCAL LIVELIHOODS;LANGUAGE USE;LOCAL NGO;FISH MIGRATION;POWER LINE;CONSTRUCTION WORK;CORPORATE APPRAISAL;AFFECTED POPULATION;ETHNIC GROUP;WATERSHED DRAINAGE;PRIMARY CONCERN;REMOTE AREA;AFFECTED COMMUNITIES;FINANCIAL IMPLICATION;RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM;GRIEVANCE MECHANISM;WORKER CAMP;POSITIVE OUTCOME;MENTAL ISSUES;INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES;SOCIAL ISSUE;INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY;INVESTMENT LOAN;AFFECTED HOUSEHOLDS;RESETTLED POPULATION;CATCHMENT AREA;INTERNATIONAL LINKAGE;INCOME SOURCE;COMPENSATION MEASURES;ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION;POWER SYSTEM;DETAILED PLANNING;FUTURE HYDROPOWER;SUSTAINABLE INCOME;SEA LEVEL;ENVIRONMENTAL ATTRIBUTES;ADVOCACY NGOS;SUSTAINABLE WAY;ELECTRICITY SYSTEM;CIVIL SOCIETY;SAFETY DESIGN;RESTORATION PLAN;HYDROPOWER SECTOR;SMALL RESERVOIR;SOCIAL PROGRAM;TECHNICAL EXPERT;ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT;SPECIFIC CAPACITY;LOCAL CAPACITY;GOVERNANCE ISSUE;INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTReportWorld Bank10.1596/40188