‘Not Sufficient’: Thailand Rejects Report on Lao Hydropower Dam
Thailand has reportedly rejected a new technical report on Laos’ Sanakham hydropower project – the latest sign of the growing consternation about the impact of mega-dams on the ecology of the Mekong River basin.
On January 15, the country’s Chinese contractor submitted a revised technical report to the Thai National Mekong River Committee, which sought to address some concerns about the impact of the dam, but according to Radio Free Asia, the Thai government did not accept the revisions.
“Both our office and the Mekong committee concluded that the information in the new report is still not sufficient,” Somkiat Prajamwong, the head of Thailand’s Office of National Water Resources, told the outlet, adding that “more study is required.”
Sebastian Strangio
