Dak Mi 4 Hydropower Project, Vietnam
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Host party(ies) Viet Nam
Methodology(ies) ACM0002 ver. 11
Standardised Baselines N/A
Estimated annual reductions* 447,834
Start date of first crediting period. 01 Jan 12
Length of first crediting period. 7 years
DOE/AE SQS
Period for comments 08 Sep 10 - 07 Oct 10
PP(s) for which DOE have a contractual obligation ecotawa AG
The operational/applicant entity working on this project has decided to make the Project Design Document (PDD) publicly available directly on the UNFCCC CDM website.
PDD PDD (648 KB)
Local stakeholder consultation report: N/A
Impact assessment summary: N/A
Submission of comments to the DOE/AE Compilation of submitted inputs: 
Dear Sirs,

In response for your call for input comments on the Dak Mi 4 and 4c Hydropower Project 
CDM Projects (Dak Mi 4a, Dak Mi 4b, Dak Mi 4 c are cascades of Dak Mi 4 which can not be separate in the environmental impacts due to the whole downstream of basin Vu Gia effected) developed by Ecotawa AG and to be validated by SQS, we would give you some comments as flows:

Environmental and Social Impacts
The project of Dak Mi 4 and 4c Hydropower Projects caused serious negative impacts with effected more than 500,000 people in the basin for shortage of water as many local newspapers published bellows:

1.	http://english.thesaigontimes.vn/Home/business/environment/9932/

Abstracted from the link 

“Danang City’s government will take legal action against Dak Mi 4 hydropower plant to protect 13,000 hectares of farmland in the lower section of Vu Gia River, said Huynh Van Thang, vice director of the city’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, on Monday.

He added that if the plant – located in Vu Gia’s upper section – starts operation next year, more than 500,000 people living along the river’s lower basin would face serious water shortages, as it would use at least one billion cubic meters of water from the river each year to generate power.

The plant worth VND4.5 trillion is expected to begin generating power from mid next year with a capacity of about 200 MW. Vietnam Urban and Industrial Zone Development Investment Corporation (IDICO) is the project’s developer.

“Beside the negative impacts on agriculture for many districts including Dien Ban and Dai Loc of Quang Nam Province, Dak Mi 4 will also contribute to salinity intrusion in the Vinh Dien River and the Thu Bon River’s lower section,” the power development expert added.”

2.http://tuoitre.vn/Chinh-tri-Xa-hoi/402681/Tai-dinh-cu-thuy-dien-Dan-phai-bo-nha-vao-nui.html

3 http://tintucvina.com/?news=143901

4. http://sgtt.vn/Thoi-su/57379/Thuy-dien-Dak-Mi-4-Kho-tra-lai-nuoc-cho-ha-luu-song-Vu-Gia.html

5. http://www.danang.gov.vn/TabID/68/CID/618/ItemID/21203/default.aspx

The Project developer should take above negative impacts before application for a CDM Project

Submitted by Nguyen Anh Tuan
Climate Change Researcher
Submitted by: Nguyen Anh Tuan

The comment period is over.
* Emission reductions in metric tonnes of CO2 equivalent per annum that are based on the estimates provided by the project participants in unvalidated PDDs