TOKYO -- Japan's Kansai Electric Power began transmitting power from a newly built dam in Laos on Friday, marking the completion of a troubled project that now stands nearly as high as the utility's Kurobe Dam, the tallest in Japan.
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Japan's Kansai Electric brings huge Laotian dam online
'Second Kurobe Dam' rivals Japan's largest in size and beats it in performance
Nam Ngiep 1, on the Nam Ngiep River in Laos, rivals Japan's largest dam in size while containing 11 times as much water.
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