Lao DPM calls for dam action
Ministries concerned were told to intensify action to manage hydropower projects to prevent poor quality development of dams and potential disasters following a deadly collapse of a dam in southern Laos in 2018. Addressing a meeting in the southern Attapeu province on Monday, Deputy Prime Minister Dr Bounthong Chitmany told the ministries to amend existing and […]
Lao electricity exports increase 145 percent in 2016-2020 period
VIENTIANE, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) — From 2016 to 2020, Laos expanded electricity capacity to 6,457 MW for export markets, which represents an increase of 145 percent over the previous five-year period. Lao Ministry of Energy and Mines earned more than 130 billion Lao kip (over 14 million U.S. dollars), up 35 percent compared to 2011-2015. […]
Lao electricity to bring forex
Electricity generation looks set to take a leading role in supplying Laos with foreign exchange in the coming years, according to data from the Bank of the Lao PDR. The central bank released its latest annual economic report recently, providing readers with data that reflects changes in the contributors of foreign exchange. According to data […]
Lao gov’t steps up electricity trade with neighboring countries
VIENTIANE, June 5 (Xinhua) — Lao government has agreed to conduct a feasibility study on electricity trading and hydropower exchanges with neighboring countries to boost cooperation in the energy sector, local daily Vientiane Times reported on Wednesday. Laos has agreed to sell 5,000 MW of electricity to Vietnam, while it is currently exporting just over […]
Lao government considers tax to protect environment
PHNOM PENH (Vientiane Times/ANN): Industries that produce pollution may have to pay more taxes now that the Lao government has embraced the National Green Growth Strategy. Under the strategy, which Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith endorsed on Jan 30, the Ministry of Finance will impose taxes to discourage industries from producing pollution and harmful waste.
Lao grid extended to deliver electricity to Cambodia
VIENTIANE, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) — State-run energy giant Electricite du Laos (EDL), on behalf of the Lao government, has completed more than 80 percent of a power grid extension that will deliver electricity to a Cambodian transmission line on the border of the two neighbors. This follows the signing of an electricity purchase agreement between […]
Lao officials learning benefits of biogas supported by Chinese gov’t
VIENTIANE, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) — Lao government officials are learning the numerous benefits of biogas during a course in capital Vientiane supported by China’s Ministry of Commerce. The opening ceremony of a biogas pit was held on Wednesday in Xaythany district, Lao capital Vientiane and chaired by Vice-chairman of the Laos-China Cooperation Commission under Lao […]
Lao PDR: New Project to Protect Landscapes and Enhance Livelihoods
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$57 million project to help Lao PDR promote sustainable forest management, improve protected area management, and enhance livelihoods opportunities in eight provinces across the country. Project funding comes from the World Bank’s International Development Association, with contributions from the Global Environment Facility and the Canada-World […]
Lao Plan to Build Another Big Mekong Dam Dismays Villagers, Concerns Thais
Laos is preparing to build what will be its seventh of nine planned large-scale Mekong river mainstream dams, the latest project in its controversial economic strategy to become the “battery of Southeast Asia,” sources in the country told RFA.