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:
- Poverty Estimation Test
- Economic Parity Test
- Net Income Improvement Test
- Conducting analyses using three income tests:
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).