Regional AI & Energy Sovereignty
Mekong Energy & Compute Council
A coalition for clean power, digital infrastructure, and sovereign compute capacity in Southeast Asia.
4.2 GW
Tracked
7
Mekong Countries
48
Regional Stakeholders
3
Strategic Initiatives
Our Vision
A Mekong region that powers the next era of digital growth — equitably, sustainably, and with regional technological leadership.
Strategic Focus Areas
Building the foundation for regional digital sovereignty
Grid Sovereignty & Energy Security
Ensuring reliable, clean power infrastructure for regional growth
AI Infrastructure Readiness
Preparing the Mekong region for compute-intensive workloads
Regional Integration
Facilitating cross-border cooperation and foreign investment
Public-Private Strategy
Bridging government policy with private sector innovation
Featured Research
Latest insights on compute and energy sovereignty
From Hydropower to Compute Power: Monetizing Mekong Megawatts
This article explores the untapped potential of Laos's hydropower exports in the context of AI-driven compute demand across Asia, outlining how regional energy infrastructure can evolve into compute infrastructure.
Cross-Border Energy Trading Structures in ASEAN
A policy-agnostic technical overview of energy trading mechanisms across ASEAN with specific emphasis on Laos' strategic role in bilateral and regional electricity flows, pricing leverage opportunities, and transmission bottlenecks.
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Why Now
With the exponential growth of AI infrastructure and data compute demand, Southeast Asia stands at a historic crossroads. Hydropower-rich nations like Laos possess the natural and geopolitical leverage to anchor the region's compute backbone. MECC helps surface that value through credible storytelling, strategic alignment, and regional consensus-building.
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