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'''Pak Beng''' is a district (''muang'') of Oudomxay province in northwestern Laos.<ref>[http://www.maplandia.com/laos/oudomxay/pak-beng/ Maplandia world gazetteer]</ref>
==Pak Beng Dam== Seven kilometres upstream of Pak Beng is where the proposed Pak Beng Dam is to be sited. The 912 megawatt project is the northernmost of a proposed 11 dams on the lower Mekong River. Ninety percent of the electricity generated is to be sold to Thailand. The remaining 10 percent will go to the Lao state-owned utility company, Electricite du Laos.<ref name="BP-20161117">{{cite news|last1=Harris|first1=Maureen|title=Laos dam projects put entire region at risk|url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/1137161/laos-dam-projects-put-entire-region-at-risk|accessdate=19 November 2016|work=Bangkok Post|date=17 November 2016|department=Editorial}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Districts of North Laos}}
Category:Districts of Oudomxay province
{{Laos-geo-stub}}