Health Impact Assessments (HIA) and Approvals
ESL has extensive experience in conducting Health Impact Assessments (HIA) across a range of sectors, including mining, hydropower, thermal power infrastructure, and urban development.
Our HIA expertise spans diverse industries, ensuring the evaluation of health risks and the development of practical mitigation strategies to safeguard communities and workers. ESL’s multidisciplinary team integrates health considerations into Environmental and Social Impact Assessments, addressing key health risks in projects related to mining, energy, and urban infrastructure development.
With a proven track record in HIA, ESL has supported clients in identifying, assessing, and managing health impacts associated with large-scale projects in various sectors.
Highlighted Projects Conducted:
- ESIA for Sepon Far Western Prospects Project (Chifeng LXML) – 2024
- HIA for 300 MW Thermal Power Plant Project (PECC2 / PSG) – 2023
- ESIA Scoping Study for Phamong Hydropower Project (Energy Absolute) – 2022
- ESIA Scoping Study for Saravan Downstream Hydropower (Energy Absolute) – 2022
- HIA for the Sewer and Wastewater Treatment Project (SSAFE and Hungarian Water Lao Project Consortium) – 2022
- HIA for Biomass Power Generation Project for 75MW; Coal Thermal Power Plant for 110MW and Fertilizer Factory (Sun Paper Holding Lao Co., Ltd) – 2021
- HIA for Xekong Thermal Power Plant Project (XTPPL) – 2021
- LXML Sepon Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for Primary Gold (regal review and consultation) – 2020
- HIA for Houaphan Thermal Power Project (Houaphan Thermal Power Co., Ltd.) – 2018
- HIA for the Namkong 1 Hydroelectric Power Project (Nam Kong 1 Power Co., Ltd.) – 2017
For more information or to discuss our range of health management and assessment services please contact ESL at enviro@eslsole.la or sengpasith@eslsole.la