A regime changes

摘要

On its way to the Mekong river, the Nam Theun tributary flows uninterrupted across the Nakai plateau in Laos, the poorest country in South-East Asia. Not for much longer. In March, the World Bank backed a proposal to dam it. Hydroelectric turbines will generate up to 1,070 MW of electricity, 95% of which will be exported to neighbouring Thailand.