Category: Laos

China-backed refinery starts operations in Laos Laos has started operations at its first-ever refinery, a small 20,000 b/d plant majority-owned by Chinese investors. Operator Lao Petroleum and Chemical (Laopec) plans to add another 40,000 b/d of capacity at the Vientiane refinery in another two phases, with a total estimated investment of around $2bn. Laopec is […]

Doosan Heavy to build 728-megawatt hydropower plant on Mekong river in Laos Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., South Korea’s top power equipment maker, said Monday that it has signed a deal with Korea Western Power Co. to build a hydropower plant in Laos. Doosan Heavy Industries will complete the construction of the 728-megawatt hydropower […]

Nail in coffin for Sanakham Dam on the Mekong River in Laos? SEE ALSO: Thai Government Warns Laos Over Its Sanakham Dam Plan Close To Loei’s Chiang Kan District The Thai government’s new stance against the Sanakham Dam on the Mekong River in Laos may be a nail in the coffin of this hydro-powered project […]

Thai Government warns Laos over its Sanakham dam plan close to Loei’s Chiang Kan district The government threatened on Tuesday not to buy electricity from Sanakham dam in Laos after it learned the project might affect the Mekong River. “The country’s territory is our paramount concern,” Somkiat Prajamwong, secretary-general to the Office of National Water […]

China-Laos railway seals roof of its largest Vientiane station building The roof-sealing ceremony for the Vientiane Station’s main building of the China-Laos Railway was held in Lao capital Vientiane on Thursday. This marked the successful completion of the main structure’s construction and the start of the station’s secondary structure’s construction and decoration. The Vientiane Station, […]

Laos eagerly anticipates opening of Vientiane-Vangvieng section of its first expressway, the China-Laos expressway The Vientiane–Vangvieng section of the China-Laos expressway, to be the country’s first expressway, is currently preparing for its opening to traffic. The section is about 110 km long, designed as a two-way four-lane expressway with a design speed of 80 km […]

Laos plans to build new expressway linking Luang Prabang with Oudomxay The Lao government plans to build a new expressway linking Luang Prabang with Oudomxay, drastically reducing travel time between the two provinces. According to Lao economic daily, the proposed expressway would link Luang Prabang province, some 230 km north of capital Vientiane, with Oudomxay […]

Lao government gives nod to solar project in Champasak province The Lao government has signed an agreement with the Muang Khong Clean Energy Co Ltd to develop solar power in Champasak province. The Project Development Agreement (PDA) for the Muang Khong Solar Power Energy project was signed in Vientiane last week by Deputy Minister of […]