Category: Laos

The day dams silenced Luang Prabang A new mega project threatens the heritage of Lao Unesco town While almost 10 hydropower mega-dams have been removed across the United States to revitalise rivers and people’s lives, the governments of Laos and Thailand have reached an agreement to construct more such dams on the mainstream of the […]

Laos gives green light to 1,200 MW wind power project in Sepon District, the central Savannakhet province bordering Vietnam The Lao government has signed an agreement with Savan Vayu Renewable Energy Co., Ltd. (SVARE) to develop a 1,200 MW wind power project in Sepon District, the central Savannakhet province bordering Vietnam. The Lao government has […]

Bangkok-Vientiane train to be reality by April Trial runs to start next month on final link to main station in Lao capital, says SRT The State Railway of Thailand plans to extend its Bangkok-Nong Khai train service to reach Vientiane in April. Trains would tentatively start operating from the Thanaleng station just across the border […]

China urges faster progress in billion-dollar railway link to Thailand China and Thailand must accelerate the construction of a planned high-speed railway linking the countries, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said on Monday, pushing an ambitious Southeast Asian network. Wang did not spell out a time-frame, but the Thai government currently expects the 873-km (542-mile) […]

High-Speed Rail Linking Thailand’s Nong Khai to Laos’ Vientiane Expected to Complete in 2028 The Nong Khai–Vientiane stretch of the Thai-China high-speed rail (HSR) project is anticipated to conclude construction in 2028, revealed Thai Deputy Transport Minister Surapong Piyachote on 14 December. With an estimated cost of THB 3 billion (approximately USD 86 million), the […]

B.Grimm Power invests in hydroelectric power plant project in Laos Multinational conglomerate B.Grimm Power Plc is aiming for growth in the renewable energy sector. For its latest business expansion, B.Grimm Power, in collaboration with Ratch Group Plc, invested in a hydroelectric power plant project in Laos. The move aligns with the company’s “GreenLeap” strategy as […]

Work on Nong Khai-Vientiane section of the Thai-China high-speed rail (HSR) project is expected to be completed in 2028 The Nong Khai-Vientiane section of the Thai-China high-speed rail (HSR) project is expected to be completed in 2028, according to Deputy Transport Minister Surapong Piyachote yesterday. Mr Surapong said the project’s committee has agreed to expedite […]

Power deal in Laos upsets the locals in Thailand’s Chiang Rai Egat is jumping the gun on Mekong River dam project in Laos, locals say Communities along the Mekong River in four districts of Chiang Rai have expressed concern that their houses will eventually be inundated due to the construction of the Pak Beng Hydropower […]

Agency predicts completion of Thailand-China high-speed bridge across the Mekong by 2029 The Neighbouring Countries Economic Development Cooperation Agency (Neda) expects the new bridge facilitating the Thailand-China high-speed train project’s crossing between Thailand and Laos to be completed by 2029. According to Kirati Veruwan, vice-president of Neda, the bridge will be a parallel structure to […]