Groups of people in asia and africa. And in facilities its a business is something in the water as we seek to harvest more energy from sustainable sources hydro power is growing in importance especially along major waterways like the mekong river in Southeast Asia there are already dozens of dams in its basin and plenty more planned a big plant has just gone online in laos but opponents say the ecological and social costs are too high the 4500000000. 00 a year brewery mega dam seen here under construction and 2016 is just one of many hydroelectric projects being planned along the mekong river in laos the landlocked asian country has set its sights on becoming the battery of asia almost all the power it produces will be sold to a Thai Energy Company the day im officially went into Operation Tuesday with animated videos and other p. R. Moves like Newspaper Advertising Developers have touted as a a very as a win win for both countries one thats fish friendly and a blueprint of Renewable E
power because it s upstream it can build dams at will and it downstream countries and communities cannot do much about it because it produces carbon free energy hydroelectric power is viewed as renewable and sustainable but critics of the news a a very down and others being planned along the mekong say that is the mighty river is harnessed and slows to a trickle the impact on its eco system and the people who live along its banks will be devastating. as the u.s. china trade war hits asian economies regional leaders are creating their own pact to foster growth the regional comprehensive economic partnership would create the world s largest free trade zone population wise and southeast asian leaders a close to hammering out the final details that china backed the old includes big players like india japan and australia it s seen as an alternative to the transpacific partnership that stalled after president or hold trump withdrew the