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Thai Court Shoots Down 10-year-old Case Against Laos’s Xayaburi Dam
The Supreme Administrative Court of Thailand dismissed a decade-long case by activists, which claimed that the power purchase by Thailand’s Electricity Generating Authority (EGAT) from Laos’s Xayaburi Dam was causing significant harm to the environment and the livelihoods of people residing along the Mekong River. ...
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Xayaboury dam to begin commercial operation next month
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Xayaboury hydropower plant on the Mekong River has scheduled a Commercial Operation Date (COD) for next month, with construction of the dam close to completion.An official opening ceremony for the COD is expected to take place on November 28, and ...
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