The Xayaburi hydropower dam on the Mekong River in Laos (Photo: ThaiPBS)
Vientiane (VNA) – Laos earned more than 1.76 billion USD from electricityexport in 2022, up 7.5% from last year, the country's media reported.
For2023, the Lao Government has set a target of generatingat least 51,134 million kWh, equivalent to more than 41.32 trillion LAK (2.4billion USD), up 71.77% from this year.
Laos is tradingelectricity with Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore, and China.
Itsgovernment is set to continue negotiating and promoting ties with neighbouringcountries to exchange electricity via the “grid to grid” system so as tohelp tackle power shortages during the dry season and store extra power in thewet season.
During 2021 -2025, Laos plans to produce 1,807MW of electricity, including 57% fromhydropower, 19% from coal-fired thermal power, and 24% from solar power. By 2030,it looks to manufacture another 5,560MW, with 77.59% to be generated byhydropower and the rest by solar, wind, and coal-fired thermal power, accordingto its Ministry of Energy and Mines.
There are 90power plants across the country at present with a total capacity of 11,000MW,including 77 hydropower, eight solar, and four biomass power plants, along withone coal-fired power plant./.
The Lao government's officials have held a meeting with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to discuss sustainable forest management and carry out a plan to restore forest coverage to 70% in 2035.
The inflation rate in Laos surged to 38.46% in November, a record high in the last 23 years, according to the Statistics Bureau under the Lao Ministry of Planning and Investment.
Laos welcomed nearly 645,000 foreign tourists in the first nine months of 2012, meeting 71,64% of the yearly target, local media reported on December 8.
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Organised by the Ministry of Culture and the Association of Thai Silk & Culture Promotions, the event honors Her Majesty the Queen on her 47th birthday anniversary and promotes Thai craftsmanship on an international stage.
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The key content of the document titled "Accelerating Innovative Strategies: Addressing the OOSCY Challenges" will be refined further in a seminar preceding the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur this October.
The Xayaburi hydropower dam on the Mekong River in Laos (Photo: ThaiPBS) 
