Bangkok (AFP) - Mountainous and landlocked Laos, known as the "Battery of Asia", is building dozens of dams at breakneck speed so it can sell energy to power-hungry neighbours as a fast track out of poverty.
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| New pylon towers used in power distribution, coming from hydropower plants run through Pak Se district in the Champasak province of Laos on July 25, 2018. |
But the communist country's ambitious power plans are highly controversial.
Most energy is exported to neighbouring countries Vietnam, Cambodia and China, with the lion's share going to Thailand -- whose Bangkok mega-malls alone suck up huge amounts of power.
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