Energy

Hydropower is considered one of the oldest and most established forms of renewable energy.1 Hydropower uses the natural flow of water to generate electricity and is found in all continents with major rivers. It is considered a cheap form of energy, factoring in the longer-term ...

The projected energy demand in Lower Mekong countries will double from 157.8 Mtoe (million tons of oil equivalent) in 2010 to 319.6 Mtoe in 2035, with the demand concentrated heavily in Vietnam and Thailand. Fossil fuels remain the major energy source in all five Lower ...

With its vast, complex network of tributaries, the Mekong river system has been identified as a valuable source of hydroelectricity generation from as early as the 1960s. Today, the Lower Mekong Basin is a key site for large-scale hydropower dam development,1 and it is estimated ...