Why This Thai Village Still Faces Water Shortages Next To A Mega Dam | Power To The People

In Thailand’s Nakhon Ratchasima province, Lam Takhong Dam operates as a pumped-storage hydropower system, supporting the national grid during periods of high demand. Water is cycled between reservoirs at different elevations, storing and releasing energy as needed. Access to land and water is regulated, shaping how people farm, fish, and move through the area. WATCH MORE Power To The People https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkMf14VQEvTbH_RX7rJ7jseY2fZZ-pGkV 00:00 Introduction 01:53 Hydropower vs. access to water 05:42 Inside Thailand’s Lam Takhong Dam 11:13 Life around the lower reservoir 14:29 From farming to tourism 18:02 Rising protests over change 20:30 Villages build their own water pump system 26:04 Finding new incomes streams through fishing 29:21 Ubolratana Dam’s hybrid energy system 31:45 The dam's floating solar panels 35:59 Reinventing Moo 6 Village 38:24 The women powering a local cooperative ==== About the show: Across Asia, clean energy is reshaping lives and landscapes. Power to the People follows communities adapting to geothermal, wind, solar, and hydropower projects on the ground. ========= #CNAInsider #PowerToThePeopleCNA #Thailand #Thai #Hydropower #Solar #SolarEnergy #AlternativeEnergy #CleanEnergy For more, SUBSCRIBE to CNA INSIDER! https://cna.asia/insideryoutubesub Follow CNA INSIDER on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cnainsider/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cnainsider/ Website: https://cna.asia/cnainsider