Dam operator says Xayaburi HPP does not retain water or sediments, which can be discharged through Surface Spillways and Low Level Outlets, and is not the cause of drought in the Mekong.
Category: Mekong
Amid hydropower boom, Laos streams ahead on latest Mekong dam
Faced with growing pressure from dams, pollution and sand mining, concerns are mounting about the health of the river and those whose livelihoods depend on it.
Groups voice concerns over new dam
If climate change, in the form of floods or droughts, occurs it would pose a serious impact on the lower downstream areas of the Mekong. The proposed project lacks measures to minimise the impact.
Countries urge Laos to conduct dam impact studies
Representatives of Vietnam said the Lao government should consider halting the Luang Prabang Dam and instead focus on renewable energy.
Thais spike China-led plan to dredge Mekong river
The Thai cabinet decided “to stop the project” after Beijing failed to stump up the money for further surveys of the area to be dredged.
Nitrous oxide emissions from cascade hydropower reservoirs in the upper Mekong River
Nitrous oxide emissions in the upper Mekong River were increased by cascade dams.
Planned hydropower dams threaten fish in the tropics
For the first time, researchers have mapped the impact of current and future river dams on fish habitats worldwide.
Southeast Asia’s most critical river is entering uncharted waters
“Everywhere you look there are indications that this river, which has provided for so many, for so long, is at a breaking point.”