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Partnership opportunities

The institute can form partnerships with any national or international organisations that share the common goal of supporting sustainable development through renewable energy technology. The institute is keen to cooperate with partners to enable people to make use of safer, cleaner, and more reliable alternatives to current sources of energy consuming appliances.

As a centre of technical expertise, LIRE is able to provide research support to projects anywhere in the world. The institute can provide supervision, training and access to resources. Additionally, LIRE offers consultancy to organisations wishing to assess the viability of future initiatives in the Lao PDR. The institute is uniquely qualified to offer such services, being an experienced local organisation with a well-established network through its existing operations. The institute welcomes specific enquiries, and will issue tailored proposals of services upon request.

Intern and volunteer opportunities

The Lao Institute for Renewable Energy (LIRE) is a non-profit organization which was established in 2006. LIRE and its staff are dedicated to promoting a self-sufficient and viable renewable energy sector as well as improving the integrated sustainable management of the environment and natural resources in the Lao PDR. Our unique organization offers engineering, economic, social and agronomical research services (from desk study to implementation). Moreover, we seek to gather and make available reliable information about sustainable uses of renewable energy technologies to best address climate change issues in the Lao PDR.
The organization is continually growing and keeps exploring new project ideas and possible implementation areas. Volunteers are welcome all year round to support our activities. Please see below our expected volunteer needs for 2012. If you are looking for a way to support us and want to learn more about renewable energy in Lao PDR, you can email your letter of interest and your CV (in English) to hr@lao-ire.org and contact@lao-ire.org. Do not hesitate to tell us how you think you can contribute to our organization. We will get back to you as soon as possible. Thanks for showing your interest in LIRE’s main fields of activities, as listed below:

1. Biomass-based energies(e.g. biofuel)
2. Pico-Hydropower
3. Decentralized Wastewater Treatment System (DEWATS)
4. General Rural Electrification
5. Climate Change Adaptation
6. CDM ( Clean Development Mechanism)
7. Marketing and Communication
8. Website Design

There is no deadline for sending us your application. For more information, you can also contact us by phone on (856-21) 353430 or (856-20)313511.

Donate to LIRE

At present LIRE is financed through direct funding for projects. To keep our programmes and free information services running, especially the monitoring and evaluation of pilot projects in rural areas, we need your financial support.