France says it will continue to assist Laos in its development to help alleviate the problem of poverty in the communist country, by using its involvement in the Nam Theun 2 hydro-power project as a model.
France’s power company, Electricite de France holds a135 million-dollar stake in the Nam Theun 2 project, which is now 10% completed since construction started in March 2005.
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