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CK Power moves forward with planned 1,285 megawatts Xayaburi hydroelectric power plant in Laos CK Power Plc (CKP), a power generation arm of CH Karnchang Plc, is going ahead with its feasibility study to build a hydroelectric power plant near Luang Prabang on the Mekong River in northern Laos following a delay caused by the […]
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Laos Pushes Ahead With Large Dam Projects Despite Uncertainty of Thailand’s Power Purchases Thailand, the major buyer of Lao power, says decision will turn on need, industrial production, and prices. The Lao government is pushing ahead with more hydroelectric dams despite uncertainty about Thailand’s willingness to purchase the electricity they generate, Lao officials and others […]
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Laos’ PTL Holding to manage Vietnam’s Vung Ang seaport in Ha Tinh province A major Lao business group – PTL Holding Company Limited – (PTLH) is set to assume management of the Vung Ang seaport in Vietnam’s central Ha Tinh province in November, a company representative has said. The company’s management of the sea trade […]
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Lao government approves 02 December 2021 date for opening rail line from China The Lao government has approved Dec 2 as the launch date for the official opening of the railway line linking the country with China. The decision was made in a cabinet meeting on Tuesday to celebrate Laos National Day, the Vientiane Times […]
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Trains for trial run of Laos-China railway to arrive October 2021 Trains to arrive next month for trial run of mammoth Laos-China railway project The Laos-China railway project will bring in locomotives, electric multiple unit (EMU) trains and other equipment to conduct the first trial run of the railway in October. The plan was presented […]
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The Threat of a Dam Disaster in Luang Prabang The dam near Luang Prabang – both a World Heritage site and an seismically active zone – is “an irresponsible gamble,” experts argue. Building a huge dam just upstream from a legendary UNESCO World Heritage site in an earthquake prone region poses serious risk to the […]
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Thai energy firm BCPG signs Laos’ Monsoon Wind Project power sale with Vietnam Thai renewable energy firm BCPG Pcl (BCPG.BK) on Tuesday said that its consortium had signed a 25-year agreement to deliver wind energy from a 600-megawatt project in Laos to Vietnam. An agreement between Vietnam’s electricity firm EVN and Impact Energy Asia Development […]
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Laos’ Covid-19 cases rise as migrant workers return from Thailand Covid-19 cases in Laos has spiked, reportedly due to migrant workers returning home from Thailand, bringing the virus with them. In Thailand’s latest wave of infections over the past several months, many of the workers had lost their jobs while others returned to their home […]
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Northern Thailand to Southern China in two hours on Laos Expressway Surveyors are already designing a route for a new expressway in Laos that will cut travel time between northern Thailand and southern China. Liu Jingwei, an official overseeing the project, said officials were surveying the route for the expressway that will connect Huayxai in […]
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Laos government approves Bokeo-Boten expressway linking China, Laos and Thailand The Laos government has approved the construction of an expressway running between Bokeo province and Boten, which will link China and Thailand through Laos. The project was discussed at a design and survey meeting held in Bokeo on Wednesday, which was attended by the Governor […]
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