Vietnamese company joins solar power projects in Laos

The Vientiane Times reported on September 3 that representatives from Wealth Power Group, National Consulting Group Sole Company and Power Company Limited Thepvongsa signed a deal to this effect at a ceremony in Vientiane on September 2.

The solar power project in Sekong will be built on more than 720 ha in Lamam district at a total investment of US$332.3 million. The power plant will have a design capacity of 500 MW and an annual electricity output of 739 GWh.

The project in Champasak, spreading over 93.1 ha in Khong and Pathoumphone districts, has a design capacity of 80 MW and annual output of 123GWh. It has total investment of US$57.3 million.

The two plants, when completed, will supply 10% of their electricity output for the domestic market and 90% will be exported to neighbouring countries, particularly Vietnam and Myanmar.