Hydropower for export

I have seen a few articles of late about the hydro electric schemes planned for the Mekong.
China has 4 now in operation, 1 in construction & 3 others planned.
However this article is about Laos. It alone has 9 dams in various stages of planning & intends to export much of this electricity to its neighbours.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/11962210



It is certainly going to change the river, what lives in it & the lives of those that live near it considerably.

It's already ruining the Lives of People Down Stream in Thailand, but the One's who are really suffering are the Vietnamese who are at the "Bottom of the Food Chain" as it were. Can't find it now, but a Few Weeks ago they had a Committee from the various Countries involved working on a Solution that would allow enough Water to Flow so as not to destroy the Lively hood of those down Stream of these Projects. As yet I have not seen any follow up !

The Mekong River Commission

AA??? Nice web site..
http://www.mrcmekong.org/

Good find Bob

They actually had a far better map of the developments on the site, so here it is..