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Laos banks on wind energy to power renewables push

Laos banks on wind energy to power renewables push
South China Morning Post Monday 02 November 2026, 12:35 UTC By Agence France-Presse 1 min read
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Rising from verdant ridge lines of southern Laos, 133 Chinese-built wind turbines help power Vietnam’s surging growth and represent part of a regional rush to diversify energy sources. “The view is beautiful. They’re bigger than trees,” 23-year-old Toukta Phonsala said inside her wooden stilt house in Dak Wai village, her baby bouncing on her lap.

Rising from verdant ridge lines of southern Laos, 133 Chinese-built wind turbines help power Vietnam’s surging growth and represent part of a regional rush to diversify energy sources. “The view is beautiful. They’re bigger than trees,” 23-year-old Toukta Phonsala said inside her wooden stilt house in Dak Wai village, her baby bouncing on her lap. Hydroelectric dams have proliferated across Southeast Asia in recent years, but production drops off in the dry season and critics lament the...
Laos (LOCATION) Chinese (ORG) Vietnam (LOCATION) Toukta Phonsala (PERSON) Dak Wai village (PERSON) Southeast Asia (LOCATION)
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