Group angered after Thailand says it will not oppose dam

5 December 2011
The Cambodia Daily
Energy / Environment and natural resources / Generation and distribution facilities / Hydropower dams / Renewable energy production / Rivers and lakes / Siem Reap / Water resources
Cambodia / dam / energy / environmental impact assessment / fisheries / Fishing / hydroelectricity / hydropower / Laos / Lower Mekong dam / Mekong River Commission / natural resources / Thailand / Xayaburi dam

An environmental group yesterday criticized Thailand’s announcement last week that it would not oppose Laos’ proposal to build the first Lower Mekong dam at the upcoming Mekong River Commission (MRC) meeting, as long as Laos addresses the dam’s environmental impacts. Water and environment ministers from Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand are scheduled to convene on Wednesday in Siem Reap City to jointly decide on Laos’ proposal for the 1,260-megawatt Xayaburi dam, which would be the first dam on the lower Mekong…