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Welcome to Powering Progress
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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 1999 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

15th July 2010 - EGCO SEEKS BOOST FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY

Electricity Generating Co plans to increase the proportion of its revenue from locally sourced renewable energy to 5 per cent, from the current level of 3 per cent, within...

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Reports

3rd May 2010 - 16th POE Report

International Environmental and Social Panel of Experts (POE Report No.16)

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Presentations and Papers

11th May 2009 - Investment Opportunity for Korean Investors

At the joint meeting between the Ministry of Energy and Mines of Laos and Ministry of Knowledge Economy of Republic of Korea taking place here in Vientiane Capital of 6...

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Press Releases

26th March 2010 - Nam Theun 2 Makes Great Contribution to Laos

In light of recent allegations, the Department of Energy Promotion and Development, Ministry of Energy and Mines, Lao PDR, would like to clarify that the Nam Theun 2 Hydropower Project...

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