Lao People's Democratic Republic - Technical Assistance for Capacity Building in the Hydropower and Mining Sectors Project

The hydropower and mining sectors are core drivers of growth for the Lao PDR economy, together accounting for over 21 percent of government revenue in 2013. While the development/investment in the hydropower and mining sectors is growing fast, one of the key challenges is that the government’s capacity to manage these two sectors are not developing at the same pace, there is a real need for stronger sector governance. The original project (approved in January 2010) was designed to help the government strengthen its ability to address key challenges in these sectors by putting in place laws, regulations, and management tools. Additional Financing was approved in 2014 to scale up and extend the impact of the institutional and human capacity development efforts that were supported under the original project.