ADB Master Plan serves power monopolists, not the powerless

By: 
Grainne Ryder, Probe International
Date: 
Saturday, November 1, 2003

There are more than 90 million people who do not have access to electricity within the six-country Mekong region. So when electricty utilities, government leaders, and multilateral development banks band together to promote a multi-billion dollar regional transmission grid, the question is will it serve those without electricity, and if not, then who will such a grid serve and for what purpose? In this Watershed Journal article, Grainne Ryder reviews the Mekong Power Grid plan.