Energy - Open Development Mekong https://opendevelopmentmekong.net Sharing information about Mekong and its development with the world. Tue, 13 Aug 2024 10:09:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en-US Hydropower and foreign investment Hydropower is considered one of the oldest and most established forms of renewable energy. Hydropower uses the natural flow of water to generate electricity and is found in all continents with major rivers. It is considered a cheap form of energy, factoring in the longer-term costs of utilising renewable energy and beyond initial construction costs, […]

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]]> https://opendevelopmentmekong.net/topics/hydropower-and-foreign-investment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hydropower-and-foreign-investment Energy The projected energy demand in Lower Mekong countries will double from 157.8 Mtoe (million tons of oil equivalent) in 2010 to 319.6 Mtoe in 2035, with the demand concentrated heavily in Vietnam and Thailand. Fossil fuels remain the major energy source in all five Lower Mekong countries, and the demand for coal is projected to overtake natural gas and rise to 28% of the primary energy mix by 2035.

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]]> https://opendevelopmentmekong.net/topics/energy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=energy Hydropower dams With its vast, complex network of tributaries, the Mekong river system has been identified as a valuable source of hydroelectricity generation from as early as the 1960s. Today, the Lower Mekong Basin is a key site for large-scale hydropower dam development,1 and it is estimated that it has the potential to generate 30,000 megawatts (MW) […]

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