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Household Income Survey for Milestone-Effective Date + 6 years for The Xe-pian Xe-Namnoy Hydroelectric Power Project.

Household Income Survey (HIS) for Milestone: Effective Date + 6 Years for the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy Hydroelectric Power Project
Client: Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy Power Company Limited
Location: Paksong District, Champasak Province
Duration: February 2020 – February 2021

Company Background:
The Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy Power Company Limited (PNPC) is a Lao-domiciled company operating under a Concession Agreement with the Government of the Lao PDR. The company is mandated “to plan, design, finance, construct, own, operate, and maintain” the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy Hydroelectric Power Project.

Services Provided:
ESL conducted the Household Income Survey (HIS) with the following scope of services:

Data Collection and Updating:

    • Collecting and updating information on household income, expenditure, and assets in existing databases.

Data Analysis:

    • Conducting analyses using three income tests:
      1. Poverty Estimation Test
      2. Economic Parity Test
      3. Net Income Improvement Test

Identification of Key Insights:

    • Identifying households that do not pass the income tests.
    • Analyzing significant differences between baseline household incomes in the 2013 REPDP and the HIS at Effective Date + 6 years.
    • Identifying the main reasons for these differences.

Reporting and Consultation:

    • Preparing and submitting reports.
    • Conducting public consultations.
    • Revising and editing reports to meet approval requirements by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE).