BCPG to invest in 600 MW Swan wind project near the Mekong River
BCPG Plc, a renewable energy arm of Bangchak Corporation Plc, has planned to invest in the 600 MW Swan wind farm in Laos. The company is acquiring a 45% stake in the project worth US$840 million. Impact Electrons Siam owns the remaining 55% controlling interest.
Swan wind project will be developed near the Mekong River across Ubon Ratchathani. It is expected to operate by 2023.
Electricity from the wind farm will be sold to Vietnam’s state-run Electricity Vietnam (EVN).
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May 29, 2020
nValid, Électricité du Laos sign PPA for 76 MWp SAPP Solar Power Project in Attapeu
nValid Precision Engineering Pte. Ltd. has executed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Électricité du Laos to deploy the SAPP Solar Power Project, the first utility scale solar PV pow...
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October 03, 2019
Kansai Electric Power starts the commercial operations of 290MW Nam Ngiep 1 hydropower plant between Laos and Thailand
Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. has announced that the 290 MW Nam Ngiep 1 hydropower plant has officially started its commercial operations. The plant is operated by Nam Ngiep 1 Power Company, a joint...
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July 09, 2018
Poyry has won a contract to work for the project
Poyry has won a contract to work for the project. Poyry's engineering services deal includes the design, civil works and installation of a roller compacted concrete dam, spillway, plunge pool, headrac...
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May 29, 2018
The developers have signed a Project Development Agreement for the project with the Government of Lao PDR
The developers have signed a Project Development Agreement for the project with the Government of Lao PDR. The feasibility study and Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) have been approved by the Ministry of Energy and Mines and the Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment
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April 09, 2018
US$1 billion hydropower project in Laos reaches financial close
The US$1 billion Nam Theun 1 hydroelectric power project has reached financial close. The project is being developed by Phonesack Group. Co. Ltd. and Electricity Generating Public Company Limited...
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