Saturday, November 11, 2006
10/11/06 - The Irrawaddy - Burma to Lose Out in Thai Energy Industry Shake-up, Thailand will not rely on Burma for gas supplies or electricity from controversial river hydro dam schemes for the country’s energy needs in the next decade, new Energy Minister Piyasvati Amranand said in Bangkok Friday….Future plans also call for more investment in hydro-electric projects in Laos. Piyasvati said the government hoped to sign a tentative agreement next month for an extra 2,000 megawatts of electricity from Lao projects beyond 2010…
