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Laos Announces Another Controversial Dam on the Mekong

Date:
18 June 2018
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Note: This article was originally published in VOA on 18 June 2018. ERIA's Energy Economist, Han Phoumin, was featured.

The Laos government has announced plans for a fourth major dam on the Mekong mainstream just months after the feasibility of another of its hydroelectric projects was thrown into question by a delayed power deal. (Read the full article by using the link above)

Photo credit and caption: VOA FILE - The Dachaoshan dam on the upper Mekong River is pictured in Dachaoshan, Yunnan province, China.

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