Laos's Xayaboury dam delays again
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Ministers of lower Mekong countries Thursday were unable to make decision on Laos's controversial Xayaboury hydropower project, suggesting further study on the impact from the dam on the river's mainstream.
The Mekong River Commission (MRC) Council Members comprising water andenvironment ministers from Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Viet Nam, had their annual meeting Thursday in Siem Reap.
They agreed to approach Japan and other international development partners to support the study.
Laos proposed to build the Xayaboury dam on the Mekong mainstream approximately 150km downstream of Luang Prabang.
The dam has an installed capacity of 1,260 MW with a dam 810 m long and 32 m high and has a reservoir area of 49 square kilometers and live storage of 225million cubic meters.
The Nation
