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Powering Progress is the website of the Department of Energy Promotion and Development (EPD), which is under the mantle of the Ministry of Energy and Mines. It has been established to share information on the Lao Government’s hydropower development plan, which is an integral part of the country’s poverty reduction and development strategy. This website was developed from the former Powering Progress website that had been built under the previous government agency the Lao National Committee for Energy (LNCE). The LNCE was established in 2003 and played a leading role in the development of the Lao hydropower sector up until the establishment of the Ministry of Energy and Mines in 2006. The Department of Energy Promotion and Development then effectively took over the role of LNCE. Some background information on the LNCE is provided in History of hydropower in Lao PDR.
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Hydropower in the Media 23th June 2008 - Nam Theun dam reservoir set to be floodedBy Supalak G Khundee The Nation Published Conditions said to have worsened for moved villagers The operator of the Nam Theun II hydropower dam in Laos plans to shut the... Full Story |
Press Releases 10th April 2008 - Nam Theun 2 Diversion Tunnel ClosingTunnel closure takes Nam Theun 2 project nearer completion Vientiane, Lao PDR The Nam Theun 2 hydropower project today moved one step nearer completion with the sealing of the diversion... Full Story |
Presentations and Papers 29 October 2008 Presentations: 3rd Annual NT2 Stakeholders Forum, Thakek.Almost 300 people participated in the Nam Theun 2 Stakeholders Forum held in Thakek over two days in late October 2008. The program consisted of a day of presentations and... Full Story |
Press Releases 12th September 2004 - Government Launched Nam Theun 2 Website Laos Launches www.poweringprogress.org Web Site Details Nam Theun 2 hydropower project and its role in reducing poverty and accelerating national development Vientiane : The Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao... Full Story |
Presentations and Papers 31th August 2004 - International Workshop for Nam Theun 2 Concludes in BangkokMore than 200 people from government, civil society, academia, media, development agencies, and the private sector came together today to discuss the proposed Nam Theun 2 hydroelectric project in Lao PDR,... Full Story |
Reports 10th July 2008 - POE REPORTS 13 & 14 PLUS ACTION PLANThe reports issued following the last two PoE visits (Feb 2008 and Mar/Apr 2008) have been released; at the same time the related Action Plan prepared by NTPC has been made... Full Story |
Hydropower in the Media 22th April 2008 - Saravan to receive fourth power plantA Chinese company will build a power plant that will generate over 70 MW of electricity in Saravan province, said the province's Energy and Mining Department on 20 April 2008.The... Full Story |
Hydropower in the Media 19th June 2006 - Laos targets electricity export to Vietnam The Xe kaman 3 hydropower project in Xe kong province plans to export electricity to Vietnam by 2009. the governments of Laos and Vietnam have signed a MOU for the... Full Story |
Reports 14th June 2005 - National Policy; Environmental and Social Sustainability of the Hydropower Sector in lao PDR Backgpound; By the end of the 1990s, the hydropower sector accounted for three percent of Lao GDP and electricity sales to Thailand currently represent 30 percent of exports.[more details] Full Story |
Press Releases 28th January 2005-Nam theun2 World Bank Begins Appraisal World Bank Begins Appraisal of Proposed Nam Theun 2 Hydroelectric Project The World Bank has recently announced ( 28 January 2005 ) the begining of its appraisal of the... Full Story |
Presentations and Papers 30th July 2004 - Technical Workshop in Bangkok This technical workshop in Bangkok is part of a series of stakeholder workshops to be conducted in different international venues in August and September to ensure that the proposed project's... Full Story |
Hydropower in the Media 22th December 2006 - Memorandum of Understanding on electricity cooperation between Lao PDR and Thailand. [Lao version] , [Thai version] Full Story |
Reports 11th April 2006 - Panel of Expert Report #9 as of February 2006 LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICNAM THEUN 2 MULTIPURPOSE PROJECTNINTH REPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL PANEL OF EXPERTS DAVID McDOWELL THAYER SCUDDER LEE M. TALBOT 15 FEBRUARY 2006 [more details] Full Story |
Press Releases 28th February 2005 - Lao PDR goverment web team complete final training Official www.poweringprogress.org web site proves popular source for information on the Nam Theun 2 project – receives almost 3,500 distinct visitors in first six months Vientiane : Web team...  Full Story |
Presentations and Papers 3rd September 2004 - Technical Workshop in Tokyo This technical workshop in Tokyo is part of a series of stakeholder workshops to be conducted in different cities in August and September to ensure that the proposed project's objectives,... Full Story |
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