PANews reported on September 18th that, according to Coinpedia, the Laotian government plans to utilize surplus electricity generated by its hydropower projects to mine Bitcoin. The goal is to create a new revenue stream through digital asset mining and alleviate the debt burden caused by large-scale hydropower investment. Laos has vigorously developed hydropower in recent years, with electricity exports accounting for 26% of total exports. However, insufficient domestic and international demand has led to a power surplus. The government hopes to leverage cryptocurrency mining to transform its energy advantage into economic growth and attract local digital asset investment to achieve fiscal stability.