PARAGRAPH 3. The bank says that lessons have been leamt from the projects of the sixties and seventies when people were forced to resettle and whole areas of forest or agricultural land were flooded. When it comes to clean sources of energy, the bank thinks hydropower is THE PICK OF THE BUNCH, offering the best solution in a world where 1.5 billion people have no access to
electricity.
PARAGRAPH 4. In 2010 the dam brought $5.6 million in sales of electricity and it is estimated that during the next 25 years Nam Theun 2 will generate around $2 billion in revenue to Laos, one of Asia's poorest countries, since most of the electricity will be exported to its power-hungry neighbour. Thailand. The govemment has promised that this money will be spent on reducing poverty and both renewing and improving the country's infrastructure.
PARAGRAPH 5. Seventeen villages in the flooded area have now been rebuilt and the 6,200 people - mostly farmers - who lived in them have been retrained to make a living from the reservoir. The power company has promised to double their living standards within five years. According to the World Bank, 87 per cent of those resettled believe life is much better than before as they now have
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