Energy

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government has agreed to lower the cost of electricity in a move to create more incentives for boosting investment and productivity while improving the livelihoods of low-income earners.The agreement was reached at a meeting of cabinet members, provincial governors and ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos will continue to promote environmentally friendly and sustainable hydropower projects with renewable wind and solar considered as additional alternatives for electricity production.This was one of the key messages from Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith at a recent meeting of the energy ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Ministry of Energy and Mines has said that seven construction and installation projects related to the national power grid will be completed in the last three quarters of this year.A recent report from the ministry noted that these seven projects ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Attapeu province is forging ahead in the race to use the sun’s rays to power an irrigation system.The owner of Internet Trade of Import-Export Company and the head of the solar project in Phouvong, Mr Sengsamoud Noraseng, said he began working ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The generation of electricity by Laos for domestic supply and export increased in the first quarter of this year, while imports dropped.Laos earned US$422 million from electricity exports in the first quarter of this year, an increase of 10.2 percent compared ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government and hydropower project developers have begun exploring the development of model dams that benefit all stakeholders and ensuring their safe operation.The first meeting to discuss and exchange lessons learnt about the issue between the government and dam developers was ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao government and two firms have signed an agreement for developing Xebangfai 1 (Keng Keo) hydro-power project.The project development agreement was signed in Vientiane on Friday by representatives of the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Ministry of Energy and ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The business communities of Laos and South Korea are keen to jointly promote the development of renewable energy in Laos.A business matching event was held in Vientiane to facilitate collaboration between Lao companies and representatives of Korean firms from Chungcheongbukdo province ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government has given the green light to Tadsakoi Power Company Limited to build the Tadsakoi hydropower project in Sepon district, Savannakhet province.A concession agreement for the project was signed recently in Vientiane between Minister of Planning and Investment, Dr Souphan ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government has agreed to conduct a feasibility study on electricity trading and hydropower exchanges with neighbouring countries to boost cooperation in the energy sector.Laos has agreed to sell 5,000MW of electricity to Vietnam, and while it is currently exporting just ...