The China-backed Pak Lay hydropower project is just one of nine dams that the Lao government has planned for the Mekong River. UNESCO experts insist that a huge dam would destroy the ...

The consultation process requires Laos to hold inter-governmental consultations before proceeding with the dam, and conduct and share studies on the project’s environmental and the social impacts. The ...

The Sanakham dam is one of seven mega-dams that the landlocked country is planning, in defiance of environmental and economic sense. From a popular television show to a tragic dam collapse ...

and construction of another major dam in Laos would exacerbate these hardships. More than 150 people gathered to share information about the controversial Pak Beng development and protest its ...

VIENTIANE: Nam Theun 2, one of Laos’ most significant hydropower projects in Laos, is expected to generate approximately US$2 billion to the government of Laos over the 25-year concession period.

BANGKOK--Laos has submitted plans to build a new hydropower dam on the Mekong River, with construction expected to start later this year, the Mekong River Commission (MRC) said on Monday.

Five more dams are under construction in China. Downstream, in Laos and Cambodia, 11 major dams—the first on the main stem of the lower Mekong—are either proposed or already being built.

The December 2011 ministerial-level meeting of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) agreed to delay a decision on building the Xayaburi dam pending further studies on the impacts of the controversial ...

Taking advantage of its mountainous topography and the Mekong River flowing through the country, Laos has extensively developed its hydropower capacity. As of 2021, the country has 78 operational ...