Category: Laos

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 […]

Thailand’s Transport Ministry to Propose Allocation for Study on New Thai-Laos Bridge Construction connecting Nong Khai and Vientiane as part of the Thai-Chinese high-speed rail project The Ministry of Transport will propose the allocation of 140 million baht from the central fund for a feasibility and design study on the construction of a new bridge […]

Fifty-eight (58) solar power plants completed or under construction across Laos, with 7,656 MW total installed capacity A total of 58 solar power plants have been completed or under construction across Laos with a total installed capacity of 7,656 MW, local daily Vientiane Times reported on Tuesday. Eight of these plants have been completed and […]

Alliance of Keppel Infrastructure, Impact Electrons Siam and Envision Group to undertake 1-GW expansion of Monsoon wind project in Laos, other ASEAN projects A gigawatt-scale extension of a wind farm in Lao PDR is one of the developments planned by a new tripartite alliance aiming to bring renewable energy solutions to end-users in the ASEAN […]

Gulf Energy Development to co-develop 770-megawatt Pak Lay hydropower project on the Mekong River in Xayaburi province, Laos Gulf Energy Development Plc has teamed up with a Chinese state enterprise to co-develop the 770-megawatt Pak Lay hydropower project in Laos on the Mekong River. The plant, which is based on run-of-the-river hydroelectric technology, should not […]