Ministries concerned were told to intensify action to manage hydropower projects to prevent poor quality development of dams and potential disasters following a deadly collapse of a dam in southern Laos in 2018. Addressing a meeting in the southern Attapeu province on Monday, Deputy Prime Minister Dr Bounthong Chitmany told the ministries to amend existing and formulate new regulations on energy and environment and properly enforce them. He asked the Ministry of Energy and Mines to intensify inspections and monitoring of both under-construction and completed hydropower projects across the country.
