Category: Laos

Laos power plant deals in the pipeline Developers and operators of four hydroelectric power plants in Laos will sign power purchase agreements with energy policymakers in Laos and Thailand within May under a plan to promote more renewable energy. Massive investments in these power plants, which will be located in northern Laos, are expected over […]

Laopec, The first modern petroleum refinery in Laos Lao Petroleum and Chemical Co Ltd (Laopec), located in the Saysettha Development Zone in Lao capital Vientiane, has invested more than $200 million in a petroleum refinery. Laopec launched the first phase of production of its three million tonnes a year refinery in December 2020, which has […]

Thai Transport minister checks work on fifth Thai-Laos bridge from Bueng Kan to Bolikhamsai Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob on Saturday inspected work on the fifth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge from Bueng Kan to Bolikhamsai. The bridge is due for completion in 2024. It will carry goods and tourists between the two countries on Highway 212 from […]

Three-year action plan for China – Thailand railway China wants to accelerate projects to connect the China-Laos line with Thailand. THE Yunnan Province in China has issued a three-year action plan which aims to accelerate the connection between the China-Laos railway with Thailand’s railway as well as start construction of the Taraleng – Thailand Nong […]

Laos capital Vientiane begins second phase of flood protection project The government of Laos has begun construction of the second phase of a flood protection project in Vientiane Capital this month, reports Laotian Times on Monday. An opening ceremony for the second phase of the flood protection embankment along the Mekong River took place in […]

Laos plans more expressways to improve logistics The Lao government is upgrading the country’s road network and is planning to build more expressways to improve logistics and help fulfil the goal for Laos to become a land-linked country. Deputy Minister of Public Works and Transport Lan Seng-Aphone gave a summary of the work undertaken in […]

Fifth Thai-Lao Friendship (Beung Kan-Bolikhamsai) Bridge rising fast as Mekong network takes shape Thailand expects its new, Bt3.65-billion border point with Laos to be completed ahead of schedule next year before opening to boost Mekong region trade in early 2024. The Beung Kan-Bolikhamsai Bridge will become the country’s fifth major border bridge across the Mekong […]

Governor of Thailand’s Ubon Ratchathani province instructs Energy Absolute Plc to suspend its hydropower dam project study of the lower Mekong River The governor of Ubon Ratchathani has stopped a private company from surveying an area eyed for a dam project out of concern it could harm bilateral ties with Laos. Khampin Aksorn, coordinator of […]

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 […]