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Cambodia Approves Lower Sesan 2 Mekong Dam
November 3rd, 2012
Via BBC Online, a report on Cambodia’s recent approval of a controversial hydroelectric dam on a tributary of the Mekong River: The joint venture involves Cambodian, Chinese and Vietnamese investment of $781m (£488m) and is due to be completed within five years. The project in northern Stung Treng province is known as Lower Sesan 2. […]
Read more »Laos: The New “Battery of Asiaâ€?
October 31st, 2012
Via The Diplomat, a look at Laos’ intentions to build more than 70 dams along tributaries of the Mekong River: International concerns about Lao’s plans to massively dam the Mekong River and its tributaries have again been brushed aside by the authorities in Vientiane who have announced new contracts worth about $1.0 billion to build […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Questions Over China’s Mekong Dams
October 24th, 2012
Via the Phonm Penh Post, an article on the impact of hydro dams on the upper Mekong River in China: A fisherman repairs his boat in a community situated along the banks of the Mekong River in Kratie province. Some questions remain about whether hydro dams on the upper Mekong River in China exacerbated conditions […]
Read more »Vietnam Warns Of Water Conflicts
September 14th, 2012
Via The Phuket News, an article noting Vietnam’s concerns that nations could soon be engaged in conflicts over access to water, especially over exploitation of Southeast Asia’s Mekong River: Speaking at a business forum in Russia, Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang said water was likely to become a geopolitical flashpoint commodity like oil. “It would […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Largest Hydropower Station On Mekong River Starts Operation
September 8th, 2012
Via Xinhua News, a report on a new hydropower station on the Mekong River: The largest hydropower station on Lancang River in southwest China’s Yunnan Province — known as the Mekong River in southeast Asia — went into operation Thursday with its first power generating unit up and running. The Nuozhadu hydroelectric station, located in […]
Read more »Thai Villagers To Fight Lao Mekong Dam In Court
July 25th, 2012
Courtesy of AlertNet, a look at some Thai citizens’ efforts to oppose Laotian hydropower projects: The inhabitants of Ban Pak Ing Tai, a leafy village in Thailand’s far north nestled between the mighty Mekong River and one of its tributaries, know only too well what dams can do. This used to be a fishing village […]
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