If the project is approved, they believe a large area of pristine forest will be the first casualty.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
US-backed institutions’ hyping China’s Mekong ‘dams threat’
China says the is US in meddling in Mekong River water resource issues is an attempt to contain China in the region.
Laos Partners with Chinese Company to Manage Power Grid
There are certain sovereignty concerns involved when a state-linked investor from China holds a controlling stake in Laos’electricity grid.
Sokhonn to join first Mekong-US meeting
Foreign Affairs Minister Prak Sokhonn is scheduled to attend the first Mekong-US-partnership ministerial meeting today via video conference.
Solar power production triples
EVN has been building and upgrading 21 transmission lines since last year to reduce national grid overload caused by the upsurge in number of solar power plants.
Exploration permits for gold-polymetallic mines offered
Cambodia has put on offer concession licences for some 207sq km of gold-polymetallic mining areas in Tbong Khmum and Ratanakkiri provinces.
Dow & Thailand join up for mangrove conservation.
To conserve mangroves along the coast of five provinces to reduce the impact of global warming and marine debris sustainably.
Chinese developers sweep up 1GW solar bids in Myanmar
Results mirrors last year’s emergency energy tender, hurried through within a month and all snapped up by Chinese firms.