Laos: Other Projects / key documents

Laos has declared it a national priority to catalyze the country's development through the rapid construction of large dams that export high-risk hydropower to neighboring Thailand and Vietnam.

The table below lists existing and planned large (greater than 10 MW) hydropower projects in Laos. The table is based on the Lao Government Department of Energy Promotion and Development's “Electric Power Plants in Laos as of January 2009”, available at:
http://www.poweringprogress.org/index.php?option=com_jotloader&task=file....

This document is updated regularly by  International Rivers and TERRA with new information from news reports, official project documents and other sources. Please send comments, questions or corrections to berklee [at] internationalrivers [dot] org and fer [at] terraper [dot] org.

Letter from International Rivers to the Lao Water Resources and Environment Agency (WREA) and the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) concerning implementation of the National Policy on the Environmental and Social Sustainability of the Hydropower Sector.

Letter from IRN to Mr. Xaypaseuth Phomsoupha, Lao National Committee for Energy, regarding implementation of the National Policy on Environmental and Social Sustainability of the Hydropower Sector. The letter also outlines concerns about the Nam Mang 3 and Houay Ho projects following IRN site visits.