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Laos holds "groundbreaking" ceremony for contentious Mekong dam

7 November 2012
Reuters
Energy / Environment and natural resources / Generation and distribution facilities / Hydropower dams / Infrastructure / Renewable energy production / Rivers and lakes / Roads and bridges / Transport and shipping / Transport infrastructure and facilities / Water resources
Agro-business company / Battery of Southeast Asia / Cambodia / ceremony / Ch Karnchang Pcl / Ch.Karnchang / construction / Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) / environment / fisheries / hydropower dam / International Rivers / Japanese aid / Laos / Laos' Minister of Energy and Mines / Livelihoods / Lower Mekong Region / Mekong river / Pianporn Deetes / Power Exports / Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong / PTT Pcl / Soulivong Daravong / Southeast Asia / Thailand / Thongsing Thammavong / Wall Street Journal / Xayaburi / Xayaburi dam

Laos held a “groundbreaking” ceremony on Wednesday for a $3.5 billion hydropower dam on the Mekong River that is opposed by environmentalists and some neighbouring countries because of the possible impact on livelihoods, fisheries and agriculture. But it was unclear when actual construction of the contentious ...

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/07/laos-dam-idUSL3E8M77GG20121107

Cambodia to Buy Power From Laos’ Xayaburi Dam

17 September 2012
Ooskanews
Energy / Energy policy and administration / Environment and natural resources / Generation and distribution facilities / Hydropower dams / Renewable energy production / Rivers and lakes / Water resources
Cambodia / energy / energy minister / Laos / lawsuit / Lower Mekong River / Mekong river / minister / Soulivong Daravong / Thailand / Xayaburi dam

Laos’ energy minister announced last week that the country will sell energy supplied by the controversial Xayaburi Dam to Cambodia. It is already planning to sell power to Thailand, where last month a lawsuit was lodged to stop the country from buying electricity produced at ...

http://www.ooskanews.com/daily-water-topic/cambodia-buy-power-laos-xayaburi-dam_24348

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