Engie/Tractebel/Lahmeyer
Added to the Dirty List 11 December 2018
Removed from the Dirty List 29 January 2019
Engie was removed from the Dirty List on 29 January 2019 after ending their involvement in the Upper Yeywa dam.
Background
Engie is a French multinational energy and services company. In the UK it is an energy supplier and works in a range of services including working for the NHS. Engie subsidiary company Tractabel, has a subsidiary, Lahmeyer, which is working on the controversial Upper Yeywa dam in Shan State, Burma. The dam is opposed by local residents and will result in displacement and environmental damage.
Nang San San Aye, a Shan State MP, has stated: “We urge foreign countries to stop promoting and investing in dams in Burma’s war zones. It is fuelling conflict, and undermining efforts to seek peace.”
Contact:
Ann-Kristin Achleitner
Chair of the Committee for Ethics, the Environment and Sustainable Development
ENGIE Headquarters
Tower T1
1 place Samuel de Champlain
Faubourg de l’Arche
92930 Paris La Défense cedex
France
Email: engiepress@engie.com
(Notified 30th October 2018)
Sources:
Lahmeyer website October 2018
https://www.lahmeyer.de/en/projects/detail/article/upper-yeywa-hpp-myanmar/
Media release from local communities 12th October 2018
Myanmar Times 27th August 2018
https://www.mmtimes.com/news/residents-urge-govt-halt-upper-yeywa-dam-project-shan.html
Reply from Engie 28 November 2018
