Faucet water has not been working for over a month in Khamngoy village, Vientiane’s Xaysettha district, residents seen.
However that’s not the one affected space.
“The faucet water in Sivilay, Xaythany district, has not been working for 3 weeks,” one other resident wrote on Fb.
Authorities acknowledged the shortfall and mentioned they’re working to deal with the continued problem.
On 2 April, Vientiane Water Provide State Enterprise started operations on the Thatkhao Water Therapy Plant, a brand new addition to the capital’s water infrastructure.
Located in Sisattanak district beside the Mekong River, the plant now feeds into town’s piping system with a manufacturing capability of 20,000 cubic metres per day. Building started in mid-2025, and the power is now absolutely operational.
The plant is predicted to enhance water entry throughout a number of close by villages, together with Dongpalan, Phonsinouan, Phonthan, and Saphanthong, and will additionally profit elements of the neighbouring Chanthabuly and Xaysettha districts.
The opening comes at a crucial time.
Faucet water shortages stay a recurring downside within the capital, notably between March and Could, when temperatures peak and the Mekong River, town’s foremost uncooked water supply, runs at its lowest.
Based on the Division of Water Provide, present manufacturing stands at round 370,000 cubic metres per day towards a requirement of roughly 400,000, leaving about 10 p.c of town unserved.
The hole is felt on the bottom. In Xaysettha district, residents of each Sengsawang and the neighbouring Khamngoy village have been with out water for weeks, a scenario that mirrors final 12 months.
A second new plant in Thapha village, additionally in Sisattanak, is greater than 90 p.c full and can add one other 20,000 cubic meters per day. The present Chinaimo Water Plant in the identical district can be being upgraded, from 80,000 to 120,000 cubic meters per day, with completion anticipated by 2028.
