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PRC, Lao PDR Jointly Developing a Low-carbon Demonstration Zone



An aerial rendering of the SDZ. Photo by the Yunnan Provincial Overseas Investment Co. Ltd [2].

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World Insights: China, Laos cooperate in building low-carbon demonstration zone [3]

The Vientiane Saysettha Development Zone [4] (SDZ) is being developed into a low-carbon demonstration model by the Lao-China Joint Venture Investment Co., Ltd. (LCJV). Low carbon demonstration zones hope to address climate change and green and low-carbon transition, and boost regional cooperation with the PRC. 

The SDZ has a total planned investment of around $5 billion. Located in Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), it spans an area of 11.5 square kilometers. Development plans include an industrial park and a new green township within the Lao PDR capital. The SDZ will be equipped with solar street lights, new energy vehicles, a comprehensive pipe network buried underground that automatically irrigates with reclaimed water, and portable monitoring equipment.  

The SDZ is one of the 10 low-carbon demonstration zones being developed by the People's Republic of China (PRC) in developing countries. The PRC and Lao PDR signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the construction of low-carbon demonstration zones on 16 July 2020. The LCJV is a joint undertaking of the of the Yunnan Construction Investment Holding Group and the Vientiane Municipal Government.  


Last Updated: 14 May 2021

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[1] https://www.greatermekong.org/g/prc-lao-pdr%C2%A0jointly-developing%C2%A0-low-carbon%C2%A0demonstration%C2%A0zone
[2] http://en.yoic.cn/m/1865.html
[3] http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021-04/26/c_139907400.htm
[4] http://www.lvsdz.com/subsiteIndex/zllhtzenglishPc.html