Category: Laos

Second Thai-Laos friendship bridge connecting Nong Khai in northeast Thailand and the Laos capital Vientiane will house both railway and motorway Thailand is planning to build a bridge to Laos across the Mekong River for both railway and motorway. Last month, the Thai cabinet approved the project to build a second Thailand-Laos friendship bridge, connecting […]

Thailand’s Transport Ministry to Propose Allocation for Study on New Thai-Laos Bridge Construction connecting Nong Khai and Vientiane as part of the Thai-Chinese high-speed rail project The Ministry of Transport will propose the allocation of 140 million baht from the central fund for a feasibility and design study on the construction of a new bridge […]

Fifty-eight (58) solar power plants completed or under construction across Laos, with 7,656 MW total installed capacity A total of 58 solar power plants have been completed or under construction across Laos with a total installed capacity of 7,656 MW, local daily Vientiane Times reported on Tuesday. Eight of these plants have been completed and […]

Alliance of Keppel Infrastructure, Impact Electrons Siam and Envision Group to undertake 1-GW expansion of Monsoon wind project in Laos, other ASEAN projects A gigawatt-scale extension of a wind farm in Lao PDR is one of the developments planned by a new tripartite alliance aiming to bring renewable energy solutions to end-users in the ASEAN […]

Gulf Energy Development to co-develop 770-megawatt Pak Lay hydropower project on the Mekong River in Xayaburi province, Laos Gulf Energy Development Plc has teamed up with a Chinese state enterprise to co-develop the 770-megawatt Pak Lay hydropower project in Laos on the Mekong River. The plant, which is based on run-of-the-river hydroelectric technology, should not […]

Impact Electrons Siam signs MoU with Laos Government to develop additional 1,000 MW wind farm in Southern Laos Last week IES’ affiliate signed 600MW Monsoon Wind Farm Power Purchase Agreement with Vietnam Electricity. Today IES was honored to sign MoU with Government of Laos PDR to develop adiitional 1,000 MW wind farm in Southern Laos. […]

China’s pan-Asian railway sputters to a halt in Thailand Bangkok’s indifference to Beijing’s plan creates gap in Belt and Road network BANGKOK — China’s plan to build a pan-Asian railway through the Indochina region is sputtering as construction of a connection to Thailand has stalled due to deteriorating ties and both countries’ diverging priorities. Part […]

State Railway of Thailand (SRT) ordered to build a second bridge from Nong Khai province to Laos, to connect to the new China-Laos railway The cabinet has ordered the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to quickly design and build a second bridge from Nong Khai province to Laos, to connect to the new China-Laos railway. […]

China had to clear US bombs from Vietnam War for half a year before constructing China-Laos Railway On 3rd December 2021, the China-Laos railway opened to traffic, connecting Kunming in southwest China’s Yunnan province with Lao capital Vientiane. The railway is a landmark project of China’s Belt and Road Initiative. In addition to the extreme […]

Laos to open new international airport in northern Bokeo province in March 2022 Construction of a new international airport in northern Laos’ Bokeo province is nearing completion and the airport is scheduled to be opened for use by March 2022. Lao National Radio on Wednesday quoting Deputy Governor of Bokeo province Khamphaya Phompanya reported that […]