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China Defends Dam Building on Mekong River as Activists Head to Court

Officials from southwest China’s Yunnan province have defended a plan to build a dam in the region as “fully legally compliant”, after an environment group took developers of the project to court last month for violating laws. Keep reading ...

Editor

Mekong researchers seek ways to improve dams

Researchers backed by multi-million-dollar grants from Nasa are heading to Southeast Asia’s Mekong River region to find ways to improve dams so they are less harmful to people and the environment. Keep reading ...

THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION

Thais weigh merit of Mekong dam

Environmental watchdogs expressed hope on Wednesday that the Thai government’s announcement that it will delay a decision to purchase power from the controversial planned Pak Beng Dam could signal a shift in the country – and possibly the region – towards renewable energy. Keep reading ...

Andrew Nachemson

Thailand Delays Decision on Power Purchase from Pak Beng Dam

In mid February, the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) issued a letter to the Rak Chiang Khong Group, a Thai Mekong community network. The letter stated that a decision on signing the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for the Pak Beng Dam in Laos has ...

International Rivers

Women must have say in Mekong dam decisions

On Thursday, International Women’s Day, a recent trip to the Mekong Basin served as a reminder that women’s voices must be central to decision-making on hydropower, and in broader energy planning for Thailand and the region. ...

MAUREEN HARRIS

Mekong Delta braces for salt intrusion

Authorities and people living in the coastal areas of the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta have taken several measures to prevent saltwater intrusion, including building of dams. Keep reading ...

VNS Reporter

Rak Chiang Khong Seeks Help from Chinese Environmentalist Group Over Dam Projects on Mekong River

Rak Chiang Khong a local conservation group based in Chiang Rai province is contacting the Beijing-based Friends of Nature (FON) to seek advice on Chinese overseas investments in dam projects, Sor Rattanamanee Polkla, a lawyer for the Mekong Legal Network told the Bangkok Post. The group, ...

Editor

Can hydropower be classified as clean energy?

Hydropower in Mekong river might not be climate friendly, says study, seen as significant for India which is considering classifying large hydropower projects as renewable energy projects. Keep reading ...

Mayank Aggarwal

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Of Hydropower In Mekong River Basin Can Exceed Fossil Fuel Energy Sources

Hydropower is commonly considered as a clean energy source to fuel Southeast Asian economic growth. However, a recent study published in Environmental Research Letters finds that hydropower in the Mekong River Basin, largest river in Southeast Asia, might not always be climate friendly. Keep reading ...

Eurasia Review Reporter

Tropical neighbours chase energy goals

Water management in the Mekong region is, in practice, dominated by energy objectives. In Cambodia, the priority is to substitute domestically produced hydropower for expensive diesel and electricity imports. Keep reading   ...

JAKE BRUNNER & BRIAN EYLER

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