Data and research

General renewable energy information

• Renewable Energy Development Strategy in Lao PDR 2011 (2011-10): Government Report (740 KB)
• Status of renewable energy in Laos published in "InWind Chronicle" (2011-09): Article (1.9 MB)
• Decree on solar energy development (2011-08): Government Report (645 KB)
• Information Sharing Tools on Renewable Energy in Lao PDR (2011-07): Final report (500 KB)
• Weltwaerts mentor workshop 2009: Presentation (1.2 MB)
• Bottlenecks and potential interventions CAP REDEO (2009-07): Presentation (90 KB)
• EASE ENERGY Partner Meeting (2009-09): Presentation (115 KB)
• SMEs and Renewable Energy in Laos (2009-04): Presentation at the decentralised energy services conference in Phnom Penh, Cambodia (660 KB)
• Towards a viable renewable energy sector (2010-10): Presentation (410 KB)
• Database on Renewable Energy projects in Lao PDR: Excel-file (120 KB)

Hydropower

• LIRE's Pico-Hydropower Programme (2011-07): Summary (12/2008 - 12/2010) (490 KB)
• Pico-Hydropower Innovation Capacity Building Programme (2011-09): English (340 KB), Lao (290 KB)
• Asian Trends Monitoring Bulletin (2010-08): The Power of Pico Hydro (4.4 MB)
• Pico-hydro installation and user guide (2009-05): English (5.8 MB), Lao (3 MB)
• Pico-hydropower program - Phase 1 (2009-04): Final Report (600 KB)
• Policy Brief on Hydropower (2010-03): (340 KB)
• Shared Pico-hydropower in Huaphan Province (2009-12): Report 1 (410 KB)
• Technography of pico-hydropower in the Lao PDR (2008-10): Report 3 (1.7 MB)
• Workshop for Village Technical Advisors - Presentation (2010-01): English (1.1 MB), Lao (1.1 MB)

Bio-energy

• Study - Financing Bio-Renewable Energy (BRE) in the LAO PDR (2011-07): English (935 KB)
• Brochure - Financing Bio-Renewable Energy (BRE) in the LAO PDR (2011-07): English (210 KB), Lao (250 KB)
• Investments in biofuels - Brief (2011-04): English (580 KB), Lao (470 KB)
• Biofuel development in the Lao PDR (2009-12): Report 5 (510 KB)
• Biofuel production Final Report for NEDO: English (400 KB), Lao (350 KB)
• Biomass Gasification - Field Visit to Khammouane & Bolikhamxay (2008-06): Report 2 (1 MB)
• Biomass Gasification - Field Visit to Xiengkhouang (2008-10): Report 4 (780 KB)
• Policy Brief on Jatropha (2009-06): English (670 KB), Lao (660 KB)
• Using Jatropha Curcas for Generating Energy – A Study of the Properties During Processing (2010-06): Presentation (1.3 MB)
• Report on Helvetas improved cook stove performance testing (2011-04): Report for Helvetas (740 KB)
• Improved Cookstove Testing (2010-06): Final Report for SNV (2.8 MB)
• Bioenergy & Renewable Energy for rural development in Lao PDR (2010-01): Info booklet (1.3 MB)
• GIS Mapping Potential Areas for Biogas Digesters: Presentation (2.4 MB)

Solar/Water purification

• Field Test of the Water Pumping and Purifying System (2008-05): Report (480 KB)

Wastewater treatment and community based sanitation

• Side reader - Let's learn Water Environment, Hygiene and Sanitation (2011-06): English (610 KB), Lao (2.1 MB)
• Wastewater situation in Vientiane (2009-06): Presentation (470 KB)