Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyễn Hồng Diên paid a courtesy call to Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh in Vientiane on April 11, part of his working trip to Laos to co-chair the border trade development cooperation conference. Diên said as the global and regional economies are facing numerous difficulties which may negatively impact the […]

Lao electric power provider Electricite du Laos is deep in debt, owing at least $2 billion to foreign creditors, mainly Chinese and Thai. Meanwhile, EDL managers still live well, in some cases amassing large personal fortunes, sources say.

Majority Lao state-owned power generation firm, EDL-Generation Plc (EDL-Gen), is seeking strategic private partnerships in neighbouring countries to boost its total capacity by 25% to fulfil growing regional energy demand.

More than 600 households displaced by the building of 2 dams in a northern Lao province 5 years back are still waiting for arrive on which to farm and completely settle, and are contacting authorities for aid, Lao sources state. The villagers, moved from their land in Luang Prabang province’s Xieng-Ngeun district to give way for […]

The business communities of Laos and the Republic of Korea (RoK) are keen to jointly promote the development of renewable energy in Laos. A business matching event was held in Vientiane to facilitate collaboration between Lao companies and representatives of Korean firms from RoK’s North Chungcheong province. The first Lao-Korean event on “Business Promotion for […]

Number of power plants soon to be completed by the end of 2020:53 hydropower plants under construction or in the planning stage, including those set to be completed this year; there will be more than 90 hydropower plants in Laos with a combined installed capacity of almost 14,000MW.

Vientiane (VNA) – The Lao Government has given the green light for two private companies to carry out a feasibility study on the construction of a 220kV transmission line which would carry electricity from five dams in northern Laos to Vietnam.

VIENTIANE, Feb 18 (Vientiane Times/ANN): The value of bilateral trade between Laos and Cambodia jumped from US$10-20 million previously to more than US$100 million in 2020.

China has opened another expressway linking the south of the country to the Lao border as part of efforts to strengthen regional connectivity and boost China-Asean economic cooperation.

China Southern Power Grid (CSG) signed an electricity agreement with Electricite du Laos (EDL) this week in a move to set up a shared electricity market in the region, reports Laotian Times.