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Exclusive: Taking power - Chinese firm to run Laos electric grid amid default warnings


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(Reuters) - The poor, small Southeast Asian country of Laos is set to cede majority control of its electric grid to a Chinese company, as it struggles to stave off a potential debt default, people with direct knowledge of the agreement said.
FILE PHOTO: A farmer works in a paddy field under the power lines near Nam Theun 2 dam in Khammouane province in Laos.Picture taken October 28, 2013. REUTERS/Aubrey Belford/File Photo
The deal comes at a time when critics accuse Beijing of “debt trap diplomacy” to gain strategic advantage in countries struggling to repay loans taken out under President Xi Jinping’s global “Belt and Road” infrastructure initiative. ....

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Exclusive: Taking power - Chinese firm to run Laos electric grid amid default warnings


5 Min Read
(Reuters) - The poor, small Southeast Asian country of Laos is set to cede majority control of its electric grid to a Chinese company, as it struggles to stave off a potential debt default, people with direct knowledge of the agreement said.
FILE PHOTO: A farmer works in a paddy field under the power lines near Nam Theun 2 dam in Khammouane province in Laos.Picture taken October 28, 2013. REUTERS/Aubrey Belford/File Photo
The deal comes at a time when critics accuse Beijing of “debt trap diplomacy” to gain strategic advantage in countries struggling to repay loans taken out under President Xi Jinping’s global “Belt and Road” infrastructure initiative. ....

United States , World Bank , District Of Columbia , South China Sea , Brunei General , Matthew Tostevin Simon Cameron Moore , Khammany Inthirath , Brian Eyler , Toshiro Nishizawa , Panu Wongcha , China Southern Power Grid Co , Thomson Reuters Trust Principles , International Monetary Fund , Electricite Du Laos Transmission Company Limited , Debt Service Relief , Lowy Institute , Stimson Center , Association Of Southeast Asian Nations , Southeast Asian , President Xi Jinping , Laos Transmission Company Limited , China Southern , Vientiane Times , Australia Based Lowy Institute , Southeast Asia Plan , Southeast Asia ,