The Nam Theun 2 project is a $1.45 billion, 1,070-megawatt dam that is expected to earn $2 billion in revenue for Laos over the next 25 years by selling more than 90 percent of generated ...

They are two of thousands in the area of the Nakai Plateau who will be forced to move to make way for the $1.1 billion Nam Theun 2 dam, which is being built to sell power to Thailand. Photo: Reuters ...

The Nakai-Nam Theun National Park is one of the largest and most biologically significant protected areas in Laos. Spanning 427,770 hectares, it stretches across Khammuan and Bolikhamxay provinces ...

For Laos, the poorest nation in South-East Asia, hydro-electric power is seen as a viable export industry. Thailand has already agreed to buy 90 per cent of the electricity if Nam Theun 2 goes ahead.

This photo taken on July 8, 2023 shows a rainbow at the Nam Ngum Lake in Vientiane Province, Laos. The Nam Ngum Lake, located at the lower reaches of the Nam Ngum River, a tributary of Mekong ...

Laos wants hydropower projects to make it a "battery" for the power-hungry region, though environmentalists and local people are concerned.

High-rise condominiums and hotels inside the That Luang Lake SEZ. Thanks to a 2019 amendment to the Land Law, foreigners are now able to own non-landed property in Laos. Photo: Nicholas Bosoni ...