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Southeast Asia Set to Square Off Again on Xayaburi

Southeast Asia Set to Square Off Again on Xayaburi

WallStreet Journal, 5 December 2011. By James Hookway Laos’s plans to establish itself as the hydroelectric powerhouse of Southeast Asia will likely face a fierce challenge this week from neighboring  Vietnam and Cambodia which worry that the proposed $3.5 billion Xayaburi dam will devastate fish stocks and disrupt crucial sediment flows to the rice-growing Mekong [...]

PTT plans Laos power projects

Bangkokpost, December 2010 The energy conglomerate PTT Plc is diversifying into large-scale power projects, with plans to acquire stakes in two hydropower plants in a neighbouring country. “PTT is now talking with two hydropower plant licence holders in Laos,” said Tevin Vongvanich, the company’s chief financial officer. “The company wants to own about 25% of [...]

PTT plans Laos power projects

Bangkokpost, December 2010 The energy conglomerate PTT Plc is diversifying into large-scale power projects, with plans to acquire stakes in two hydropower plants in a neighbouring country. “PTT is now talking with two hydropower plant licence holders in Laos,” said Tevin Vongvanich, the company’s chief financial officer. “The company wants to own about 25% of [...]