China-built hydropower project brings development opportunity to Laos

STORY: China-built hydropower project brings development opportunity to Laos DATELINE: Nov. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:40 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Nam Ou River cascade hydropower project 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Lao): CHONGSENGHER, Local resident 3. various of the new village 4. various of the school 5. various of Phongsaly Province 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Lao): KHAMPHOY VANNASANE, Governor of Phongsaly Province STORYLINE: A China-built hydropower project in Laos has brought development opportunities to remote mountainous regions in the southeast Asian country. The Nam Ou River hydropower station project is developed by the Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative. It includes seven cascade hydropower plants along the Nam Ou River, which is the largest tributary of the Mekong River in Laos. To carry out the project, 30 new villages have been built to relocate more than 10,000 local people. With improved ecological environ