Pak Beng district

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Pak Beng
ເມືອງປາກແບ່ງ
District
Pak Beng district
Interactive map of Pak Beng
Country Laos
Province Oudomxay province
Population
 (2015)
 • Total
29,405
Time zone UTC+7 (ICT)

Pak Beng is a district ( muang ) of Oudomxay province in northwestern Laos. [1]

Pak Beng Dam

Seven kilometres upstream of Pak Beng is where the proposed Pak Beng Dam is to be sited. The 912 megawatt project is the northernmost of a proposed 11 dams on the lower Mekong River. Ninety percent of the electricity generated is to be sold to Thailand. The remaining 10 percent will go to the Lao state-owned utility company, Electricite du Laos. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Maplandia world gazetteer
  2. ↑ Harris, Maureen (17 November 2016). "Laos dam projects put entire region at risk". Editorial. Bangkok Post. Retrieved 19 November 2016.


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