"Thai NGOs Urge Government Not to Buy Power from Sanakham Dam in Laos", 5 June 2020

A dam planned for construction by Laos on the Mekong river will have negative impacts not only on Lao villages but also in nearby Thailand, a coalition of Thai environmental groups says, adding that the government in Bangkok should cancel plans to buy electricity from the controversial project.

The 684-megawatt Sanakham dam would be the country's seventh large dam on the Mekong River....

Transboundary impacts feared when the Sanakham dam goes into operation in 2028 include fluctuating water levels on the Mekong's mainstream resulting in flooding and droughts, a reduction in fish stocks on the river, and the displacement of over a thousand villagers from their land, experts say.

The Thai government should now urgently review its agreements to buy power from the dam and cancel its support, 51 Thai organizations from the People's Network of the Isaan Mekong Basin said in a joint statement....

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