沙耶武里

以下是一些众所周知的答案：老挝的沙耶武里水坝（XayaburiDam）将向泰国售电，但对那些长期生活在湄公河沿岸的民众的生计造成了威胁；

Some well-documented answers : The Xayaburi Dam in Laos will sell power to Thailand , while threatening the subsistence livelihoods of people who have long lived along the Mekong River ;

在湄公河委员会在老挝首都万象举行的一个会议上，老挝坚持让沙耶武里水坝破土动工，并且说工程将达到国际标准。

At a meeting of the Mekong River Commission in the Lao capital , Vientiane , Laos insisted the Xayaburi dam go ahead , saying it will be up to international standards .

就在湄公河委员会这个星期举行会议之前，有报导说，老挝早在去年就已经开始为沙耶武里水坝工程修建公路了。

The deadlock follows reports this week that Laos started road construction last year for the project .

沙耶武里水电站预计的发电量为1260兆瓦，其中95%将卖给泰国。

It is expected to produce 1260 megawatts of electricity , 95 percent of which would be sold to Thailand .

沙耶武里水坝是各国在湄公河上计划修建的11座水电工程之一。柬埔寨和越南担心这座水坝会影响当地的鱼类资源和水稻生产。

Cambodia and Vietnam are concerned the dam , one of 11 planned for the Mekong , could affect fish stocks and rice production .

湄公河委员会的一项研究结果显示，沙耶武里水坝会影响鱼类回游，甚至导致湄公河大鲶鱼等濒危物种绝迹。

One commission study concluded the dam would affect fish migration and could drive endangered species , like the Mekong giant catfish , to extinction .

但是湄公河委员会的一份报告说，由于水库泥沙堆积，沙耶武里水电站有可能在30年的时间里失去60%的发电能力。

A commission report said the dam could lose up to60 percent of its operating capacity in30 years , though , because of sediment building up in the reservoir .