Hydropower Boom in Laos (Energy 808: The Cutting Edge)
Channel: ThinkTech Hawaii
Date: 2020-02-11

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Amid hydropower boom, Laos is streaming ahead on its latest Mekong dam project. Despite objections, no Mekong country seems inclined to oppose the new project.  Preparations are underway to build Laos’ third and largest dam on Southeast Asia’s most vital waterway, but citizens groups are arguing for a delay to the 1,400-megawatt (MW) hydropower project.

Sceptics say the Lao government and its Vietnamese and Thai partners should wait to assess any impact on downstream fishing and farming from the recently completed Xayaburi dam, Laos’ first mainstream Mekong hydropower project.

Faced with growing pressure from dams, pollution and sand mining, concerns are mounting about the health of the river and those whose livelihoods depend on it. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell.  The guest for this episode is Marco Mangelsdorf.

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