BANGKOK/TOKYO -- Laos, one of Asia's biggest exporters of hydroelectricity, is poised to make a leap into wind power as a hedge against overreliance on its strained water resources.
Reliance on hydroelectricity becomes risk as demand grows in Thailand, Vietnam

A wind farm in the Netherlands. Mitsubishi Corp. is participating in a large new wind farm in Laos. (Photo courtesy of Mitsubishi subsidiary Eneco)
BANGKOK/TOKYO -- Laos, one of Asia's biggest exporters of hydroelectricity, is poised to make a leap into wind power as a hedge against overreliance on its strained water resources.