Yesterday, participants discussed the Lao-proposed Luang Prabang hydropower project. An Pich Hatda, chief executive officer of the MRC speaks about the prior consultation process.
Category: Laos
PM centralises administration of Official Development Assistance in Laos
This means that all central and local state agencies that wish to accept offers of grants or concessional loans from international development partners must get approval from the government or authorised state agency.
Can Nam Ngum solar replace Mekong hydro in Laos?
Floating solar panels on just one of Laos’s existing reservoirs could yield nearly 10 times the electrical generating capacity of the Xayaburi Dam that began full operation on the Mekong this week.
Does Lao’s Xayaburi dam benefit its people?
The newly-built Xayaburi dam has raised some key concerns about Lao PDR’s hydropower strategy.
Lao Dam Break Survivors Still Face Hardships in Temporary Shelters
Lao villagers displaced by flooding from a dam breach last year still face hardship in temporary resettlement areas, with clean water hard to find and toilets unusable.
Two Jailed Lao Villagers Released After Serving Two Years For Land Dispute Protests
“They should never have been arrested because they were only practicing their basic rights to their land.” Some detainees only 14-15 years old.
New Mekong dam in Laos opens to protests, dried-out downstream
Massive Xayaburi dam across the Mekong river in Laos was officially switched on Tuesday as drone images of dried-up downstream areas stirred fresh outcry on one of the world’s great rivers.
Laos’ special economic zone bordering China to lure 10 bln USD investment
The zone coves over 700 hectares, and a full range of utilities are being installed along with a six-lane highway and other infrastructure.