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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

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(221126) -- PHONGSALY, Nov. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 27, 2022 shows the Nam Ou 7 hydropower plant of the Nam Ou River Cascade Hydropower Project in northern Laos' Phongsaly Province. The Nam Ou river cascade hydropower project invested and built by the Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) has brought development opportunities to the remote hilly regions in northern Laos. TO GO WITH "Feature: Hydropower project invested by PowerChina brings development opportunity to hilly northern Laos" (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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(221126) -- PHONGSALY, Nov. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members of PowerChina work at the Nam Ou 7 hydropower plant of the Nam Ou River Cascade Hydropower Project in northern Laos' Phongsaly Province, on Sept. 27, 2022. The Nam Ou river cascade hydropower project invested and built by the Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) has brought development opportunities to the remote hilly regions in northern Laos. TO GO WITH "Feature: Hydropower project invested by PowerChina brings development opportunity to hilly northern Laos" (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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(221126) -- PHONGSALY, Nov. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 27, 2022 shows the Nam Ou 7 hydropower plant of the Nam Ou River Cascade Hydropower Project in northern Laos' Phongsaly Province. The Nam Ou river cascade hydropower project invested and built by the Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) has brought development opportunities to the remote hilly regions in northern Laos. TO GO WITH "Feature: Hydropower project invested by PowerChina brings development opportunity to hilly northern Laos" (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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(221126) -- PHONGSALY, Nov. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member of PowerChina works at the Nam Ou 7 hydropower plant of the Nam Ou River Cascade Hydropower Project in northern Laos' Phongsaly Province, on Sept. 27, 2022. The Nam Ou river cascade hydropower project invested and built by the Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) has brought development opportunities to the remote hilly regions in northern Laos. TO GO WITH "Feature: Hydropower project invested by PowerChina brings development opportunity to hilly northern Laos" (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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(221126) -- PHONGSALY, Nov. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 25, 2022 shows the Nam Ou 4 hydropower plant of the Nam Ou River Cascade Hydropower Project in northern Laos' Phongsaly Province. The Nam Ou river cascade hydropower project invested and built by the Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) has brought development opportunities to the remote hilly regions in northern Laos. TO GO WITH "Feature: Hydropower project invested by PowerChina brings development opportunity to hilly northern Laos" (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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(221126) -- PHONGSALY, Nov. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 25, 2022 shows the Nam Ou 4 hydropower plant of the Nam Ou River Cascade Hydropower Project in northern Laos' Phongsaly Province. The Nam Ou river cascade hydropower project invested and built by the Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) has brought development opportunities to the remote hilly regions in northern Laos. TO GO WITH "Feature: Hydropower project invested by PowerChina brings development opportunity to hilly northern Laos" (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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(221126) -- PHONGSALY, Nov. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 25, 2022 shows the Nam Ou 4 hydropower plant of the Nam Ou River Cascade Hydropower Project in northern Laos' Phongsaly Province. The Nam Ou river cascade hydropower project invested and built by the Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) has brought development opportunities to the remote hilly regions in northern Laos. TO GO WITH "Feature: Hydropower project invested by PowerChina brings development opportunity to hilly northern Laos" (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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(221126) -- PHONGSALY, Nov. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Pupils are pictured at a school built in a new resettlement village near the Nam Ou 7 hydropower plant of the Nam Ou River Cascade Hydropower Project in northern Laos' Phongsaly Province, on Sept. 27, 2022. The Nam Ou river cascade hydropower project invested and built by the Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) has brought development opportunities to the remote hilly regions in northern Laos. TO GO WITH "Feature: Hydropower project invested by PowerChina brings development opportunity to hilly northern Laos" (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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(221126) -- PHONGSALY, Nov. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 27, 2022 shows the new resettlement village near the Nam Ou 7 hydropower plant of the Nam Ou River Cascade Hydropower Project in northern Laos' Phongsaly Province. The Nam Ou river cascade hydropower project invested and built by the Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) has brought development opportunities to the remote hilly regions in northern Laos. TO GO WITH "Feature: Hydropower project invested by PowerChina brings development opportunity to hilly northern Laos" (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)