Category: Laos

Hundreds of Families Forced to Move for Hongsa Coal Plant Expansion in Laos Villagers demand more in compensation, worry about life in a relocation village. Authorities in northwestern Laos are forcing hundreds of families to relocate to make way for the expansion of a lignite power plant, setting the stage for a dispute over compensation […]

Sanctions against Swedish project management company Hifab International AB and Hifab Oy accused in Laos lifted The World Bank has lifted the sanctions that Hifab received after a road construction project in Laos. Photo: David Longstreath The World Bank has lifted sanctions against the Swedish project management company Hifab International AB and Hifab Oy after […]

Construction of all communication towers along China-Laos railway completed The construction of all 67 communication towers along the China-Laos railway has been completed, marking a major progress in the project. Half of the railway’s communication towers are located in tropical uninhabited mountainous areas, with complex geographical conditions and poor traffic conditions, which has brought difficulties […]

Lao power generation firm EDL-Generation seeking partners to boost capacity by 25% Majority Lao state-owned power generation firm, EDL-Generation Plc (EDL-Gen), is seeking strategic private partnerships in neighbouring countries to boost its total capacity by 25% to fulfil growing regional energy demand. It plans to increase its capacity to 2,435 megawatts by 2029 from 1,949MW […]

Preparations for Luang Prabang Mekong hydropower plant in Laos nearly complete The preparatory work for construction of the Mekong hydropower project in northern Laos is 80 percent complete, with all works expected to be finished in July, local daily Vientiane Times reported Thursday. The 1,460-MW Mekong hydropower project, located about 25 km from northern Lao […]

Nam Theun 1 Hydropower Project in Laos PDR broke the World Record for RCC Placement in a single month At the end of January 2021, the Nam Theun 1 Hydropower Project in Laos PDR broke the World Record for RCC Placement (*roller compacted concrete (RCC)) in a single month. A quantity of 361,333 cubic metres […]

New homes for victims of July 2018 Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy dam collapse and floods in south of Laos Lao contractors are working to complete about 200 new houses before Lao New Year next month so that some of the people who lost their homes during the devastating flood that hit Attapeu province in July 2018 […]

First Laos national rail lines to open in 2021 The China-Laos, Kunming-Vientiane link will be first Will change Laos from ‘land-locked’ to ‘land-linked’ Will spur significant foreign investment into Laos At present, Laos doesn’t have any railways. However, that is about to change in 2021. China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his Laos counterpart […]