Environmental group calls for halt of Laos’ Mekong Dam
Environmental Group World Wildlife Fund yesterday called on the four member governments of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) to shelve Laos’ proposal to build the first Lower Mekong River hydropower dam when the countries meet next week in Siem Reap province. Las has planned numerous dams in a bid to boost its economy, and late last year it informed fellow MRC members Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand of its proposal to build the 1,260-megawatt Xayaburi project, which would be the first Lower Mekong dam…
