VIENTIANE, Feb 17 (Bernama) -- Laos plans to put four hydro-power plants into operation this year, thus accelerating economic growth of the country, Vietnam news agency cited the Ministry of Energy and Mining as saying on Tuesday.
In an effort to become a major electricity producer of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Lao government signed numerous memoranda of understanding to supply electricity for Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia.
The four hydro power plants are the 615MW Nam Ngum 2 plant, the 100MW Nam Lik 1-2 plant in Vientiane province, the 2.4MW Nam Nhon plant in Luang Namtha and Bo Keo provinces, and the 2.4MW Nam Theun 2 plant in Khammuone province.
The land-locked country is also developing other hydro-power plants, including the US$232 million Vietnamese-invested Sekaman 3 plant with a capacity of 210 MW in Sekong province, and the 1,410MW plant in Luang Prabang province which is invested with US$2 billion by the PetroVietnam Power.
Laos is planning 17 hydro-power plants and conducting feasibility study for 45 others.
The country has invested some US$4.1 billion in electricity sector since 2001.
In an effort to become a major electricity producer of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Lao government signed numerous memoranda of understanding to supply electricity for Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia.
The four hydro power plants are the 615MW Nam Ngum 2 plant, the 100MW Nam Lik 1-2 plant in Vientiane province, the 2.4MW Nam Nhon plant in Luang Namtha and Bo Keo provinces, and the 2.4MW Nam Theun 2 plant in Khammuone province.
The land-locked country is also developing other hydro-power plants, including the US$232 million Vietnamese-invested Sekaman 3 plant with a capacity of 210 MW in Sekong province, and the 1,410MW plant in Luang Prabang province which is invested with US$2 billion by the PetroVietnam Power.
Laos is planning 17 hydro-power plants and conducting feasibility study for 45 others.
The country has invested some US$4.1 billion in electricity sector since 2001.
4 comments:
Good for Laos, but those business are belong to big brother Viet, contract for 200+ years.
Just Laos name but country already belong to Youn.
that's all laos can produce as laos is the most mountainous country in southeast asia. it's good they take advantage of their geography to produce electricity for export to cambodia and more.
Don't you see all of the company names are Vietnamese. Youn already control Laos, and Cambodia is the next victime, accelerated and supported by Ah Chhkoun Hun Sen pleu prime minister. Ho Chi Mich dream is withing his new Vietnamese generation reach.
Youn Happy, Khmer Crying!!!
Ngob oy chab tov ah Khbocheat Hun Dynasty.
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