Energy

Thailand joins international aid effort for flooded Laos

International support from both the private and government sectors is pouring into Laos after the country’s southeastern Attapeu province was hit by a severe flash flood following the collapse of a hydropower saddle dam.Keep reading ...

The Nation Reporter

Laos dam collapse: Race to rescue flooded villagers

Rescuers are racing to find survivors after a dam in Laos collapsed late on Monday (July 23), flooding several villages and killing at least 20 people.At least 100 people are still missing, and thousands have lost their homes.The authorities in Attapeu province have been using ...

EA confident in sealing energy deal

SET-listed renewable energy firm Energy Absolute (EA) says it can sign partnership deals with 4-5 major local oil companies to help finance its 100-billion-baht, 50-gigawatt-hour energy storage facility in Chachoengsao Industrial Estate by the end of this year.Keep reading ...

Dead in the Water: New book tells real story of Nam Theun 2

When I tell people I went to my first meeting on the Nam Theun 2 (NT2) hydropower project in Laos way back in 1991, I sometimes don’t know whether to be embarrassed or proud. At times it seems it has become an unhealthy obsession. But ...

Bruce Shoemaker

Local politicians and 'influential people' behind smuggled oil business in southern Thai

For years authorities have been struggling in its efforts to stamp out the flow of cheaper smuggled oil from neighbouring Malaysia which has generated a lucrative but illegal multi-billion Baht black economy in southern Thailand.Keep reading ...

Haikal Mohd Isa

Phuket signs clean-energy deal

Banpu Infinergy Company Limited, a provider of solar energy solutions with advanced technologies and a subsidiary of Banpu Plc, an integrated energy company in Asia-Pacific, and Phuket City Development, a social enterprise established by entrepreneurs, have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly implement the ...

The Nation Reporter

Experts from Thailand, China clash over the damming of Mekong

Chinese experts who insist that hydropower projects on the Mekong River will benefit all stakeholders met opposition yesterday when a Thai academic argued that locals lose more than they gain since dams impact heavily on every aspect of their lives.Keep reading ...

Pratch Rujivanarom

China and the Mekong: Future Flashpoint?

The mighty Mekong river is a vital lifeline for Southeast Asia, a major source of trade, transport and sustenance for millions. However, the world’s twelfth longest river is emerging as an ecological and geopolitical flashpoint.Keep reading ...

Brijesh Khemlani

BCPG makes first investment in Thai wind power

BCPG Plc recently acquired 100 per cent of shares in Lom Ligor Co Ltd, with wind power facilities in Nakhon Si Thammarat capable of producing 10 megawatts of electricity.President and CEO Bundit Sapianchai said the company on June 15 purchased the entire equity of Lom ...

The Nation Reporter

Mekong River Commission (MRC) Announces Laos Intentions to Build “Fourth Dam” on Mekong River

The Mekong River Commission (MRC) announced yesterday (June 16) that Laos has formally notified the Commission of its intention to construct the Pak Lay dam on the mainstem of the Mekong River. The notification triggers commencement of the Prior Consultation procedure under the MRC’s Procedures ...

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