What does Vietnam need: power from Laos or water from the Mekong? While economists applaud the idea of importing electricity from Laos, environmentalists say that Vietnam should not encourage Laos to build hydropower plants on the Mekong River. VietNamNet Bridge - While economists applaud the idea of importing electricity from Laos, environmentalists say that Vietnam should not encourage Laos to build hydropower plants on the Mekong River.“Vietnam should not think of buying electricity from Laos. The development and exploitation of international river water resources must be programmed thoroughly with consideration of benefits of all relevant nations. An electricity expert, commenting that policy makers seem to exaggerate the electricity demand in Vietnam, said Vietnam did not need to import electricity.

Source: VietNamNet News September 07, 2016 03:11 UTC