Lao PDR-Thailand Nabong 500 kV Substation Transmission Facility

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Details

Project	TBD
Related Projects	-
Type	Loan
Sector	Energy
Country	Regional
Start	2014
End	-
Status	Closed
Last Edited	05 Jul 2021

Funding

US$('000) 106,000

Confinancing Source: Nam Ngum 2 Power Company

Project Description

The project aims to construct a 500-kV line from Udon Thani (Thailand) to Nabong (Lao PDR) to transfer power from several hydropower projects in the Central-1 area of the Lao PDR to Thailand. These include the Nam Ngum 2, Nam Theun 1, and Nam Ngiep 1 hydropower projects, which have a total installed capacity of over 1,500 MW, largely for export to Thailand.

Progress (as of March 2021)

Project closed

Contacts

Contact 1
Contact Name
Organization	Generation and Transmission System Planning Division, Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand; Tel.+662 436 3532 Fax.+662 4363 593 Email:
Email	sawapop.t@egat.co.th
Contact 2
Contact Name	-
Organization	-
Email	-

News and Multimedia

Building a Sustainable Energy Future: The Greater Mekong Subregion
Source: https://www.facebook.com/GMSProgram/

Lao PDR announced plans of increasing electricity exports to other countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) in the next 6 years: 500MW to Myanmar, 9 gigawatts (GW) to Thailand, and 5GW to Viet Nam.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/GMSProgram/