Japan finances USD10.5 million for solar power use and forest info management in Laos

(KPL) The Japanese government has granted US$ 10.5 million to the Lao government to support the Clean Energy by Solar Electricity Generation System and the Forest Information Management projects in Laos.

The agreement on the assistance was signed at the Ministry of Planning and Investment in Vientiane on Tuesday.

The signatories to the document were the Director General of the International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Planning and Investment, Mr. Somchit Inthamith, and Chief Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Mr. Togawa Masato.

The two projects are designed to help Laos increase the use of solar energy and preserve forest areas.

The Clean Energy by Solar Electricity Generation System will be installed at the Prime Minister’s Office and the Wattay International Airport, which costs US$5.32 million. It will begin by the end of this year and is expected to be over in 2011.

The Forest Information Management Project involves the construction of a forest information centre.

However, the project has not yet decided the location for building its forest information centre. The project will provide equipment for stylized image analysis and providing technical systems.

The project is a three-year term and costs US$5.27 million.

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