Scientists urge postponing Pak Beng hydropower projectVietNamNet Bridge - Laos is set to move forward to build Pak Beng hydropower dam on Mekong mainstream, but technical reports about the project still do not provide adequate information. There was no assessment about the relations between Pak Beng and the other 10 dams in the mainstream in Laos and other dams in China. Pak Beng is the third hydropower project in a series of 11 hydropower projects Laos plans to build on Mekong mainstream. Tuoi Tre quoted an expert as saying that Pak Beng hydropower project is built based on Chinese standards. RELATED NEWSProposed hydropower plant in Laos to affect lower Mekong River in VietnamVietnam urges Laos to rethink Mekong River damsThanh Lich

Source: VietNamNet News May 24, 2017 01:52 UTC