The Lao government plans to promote investment in hydro-electric power with the aim to boost electricity exports to 6,500 megawatts overall as well as increase domestic supply to no less than 429 megawatts, by developing the Nam Theun Two hydro-power dam as the pilot project.
It expects to approve at least 21 hydro-power investment projects by the year 2020.
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