US VP Kamala Harris promises US$20mil for Mekong clean energy partnership

The US has promised funds for clean energy in the Mekong region. - AFP

BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): Before heading to the Philippines, US Vice President Kamala Harris met environmental activists and clean energy leaders to discuss the climate crisis in the Mekong region.

She also announced that the US will provide US$20 million (717.66 million baht) to clean energy projects in the Mekong region as part of the Japan-US-Mekong Power Partnership (JUMPP).