Transmission Interconnection Project from Lao PDR (Pak Beng or Pak Nguyen) to Thailand (Tha Wang Pha)

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Details

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

Funding

US$('000) 0

Funding sources for this project have not been determined.

Project Description

The project will construct a 500-kV AC transmission line from the Lao PDR (Pak Beng or Pak Nguyen) to Thailand (Tha Wang Pha); 120 km length and 800 MW peak capacity. This project is currently under consideration and subject to a power purchase agreement (PPA) approval by both sides.

Progress (as of March 2021)

Proposed.

Contacts

Contact 1
Contact Name	Mr. Chanthaly Chansompheng (Lao PDR)/ Mr. Vudthidech Chamniku (Thailand)
Organization	Office of the GMS National Coordinator, Lao PDR/ Office of GMS National Coordinator, Thailand
Email	chansompheng@yahoo.com (Lao PDR)/ vudthidech@ nesdb.go.th (Thailand)
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: GMS Website