Hydropower projects in Lao PDR have soared in recent years. Investors are eager to tap this resource-rich country, with thousands of kilometres of rivers that have potential to generate hydroelectricity. The government has ignited 18 projects that are being built by independent power producers and Electricite du Lao, and has signed around 150 memorandums of understanding with small hydropower developers who are keen to provide hydroelectricity to a growing domestic market. Yet many developers have experienced that policies and regulations supporting project implementation are regularly being revised in Lao PDR, leaving them wondering what their social and environmental obligations are. Without this and other essential information, entire project cycles are put at risk - starting with uncertainty in the concession agreement process to the sustainability and profitability of the project's lifeline.
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机译：老挝人民民主共和国的水电项目近年来猛增。投资者渴望利用这个资源丰富的国家，那里有数千公里的河流有产生水力的潜力。政府已经点燃了由独立电力生产商和老挝电力公司（Electricite du Lao）建造的18个项目，并与渴望为不断增长的国内市场提供水电的小型水电开发商签署了约150份谅解备忘录。然而，许多开发人员已经体验到，老挝人民民主共和国定期修订支持项目实施的政策和法规，使他们想知道他们的社会和环境义务是什么。没有这些信息和其他必要信息，整个项目周期都将面临风险-从特许协议过程的不确定性开始到项目生命线的可持续性和获利能力。
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