NTPC is the developer and operator of the Nam Theun 2 Multi-Purpose Project, a public-private partnership designed to generate electricity for export and for domestic use in Laos. Nam Theun 2 is structured as an industrial and a development Project, placing great emphasis on protection of the environment and sustainable social programmes to improve the livelihoods of people in the Project area, in Khammouane, Bolikhamsay and Savannakhet provinces.