Clean energy push

Driving east from Pakse, the largest city in southern Laos, endless stretches of paddy fields slowly give way to rolling mountain ranges. As the altitude climbs, rows of white wind turbines come into view, spinning steadily along the ridges up to the summits.

This is the main site of the 600-megawatt Monsoon Wind Power Project in Laos designed and built by a Chinese company. As the country's first wind farm and currently the largest single wind power project in Southeast Asia, it marks a major step in Laos' clean energy development.