Hongsa Power Plant, operated by Hongsa Power Co., Ltd. or HPC which is Banpu Power’s joint venture in Laos, is committed to creating a significant improvement in the income and living standards of the families that were relocated to areas provided by the government, with the goal to alleviate poverty and raise their living standards within 3 years. In order to achieve that, HPC has set a comprehensive action plan to provide the community with a proactive health surveillance system, highland agricultural learning centers, occupational development programs, cooperatives for local communities, readiness for emergency response, and empowerment of local female workers in the mine.