Hydroelectric projects will galvanize development

Laos on track to become the 'Battery of Southeast Asia'

Given its plentiful water resources and strategic location at the heart of Southeast Asia, Laos' energy generation capacity is concentrated on hydroelectric power stations that produce clean and renewable electricity for domestic users and for export to several neighbors.

With a wealth of rivers and waterways in the Mekong Basin, Laos wants to become the "Battery of Southeast Asia" by exporting electricity from an energy sector that has grown steadily and attracted substantial FDI in the past decade.