Deal #6581

Lao PDR
Created at
2015-06-18
Last update
2022-09-28
Last full update
2022-09-28

1. Data source #PaCuN4-F

Type
Media report
Date
2013-08-12
Comment on data source
Vientiane Times report: "Construction on Nam Bak 1, located in Vientiane province, would take about three years to complete" "The completed project would have an installed capacity of 160 megawatts, which could generate about 740GWh of electricity per year"

2. Data source #48TdClFh

Type
Media report
Publication title
Nam Bak 1 Power Plant Delayed
Date
2015-06-18
Comment on data source
Vientiane Times report: "Construction of the Nam Bak 1 hydropower project in Xaysomboun province by a major foreign developer has been delayed until next year or possibly 2017. A p r o v i n c i a l e n e rg y department official said yesterday the project will be delayed because the Thai investor, a major energy company, has not completed the necessary studies after signing a project development agreement (PDA) with the Lao government a few years ago. The developer signed the PDA with the Ministry of Planning and Investment, on behalf of the Lao government, in August 2013. The company expected that the studies would be finished within one year and the developer expected that project construction would begin by the end of the following year, 2014. The agreement allowed the company to undertake more detailed studies on the project, including its engineering and design, concession agreements, and financing. The provincial energy department official said that once construction begins, the project will take about two and a half years to complete. The construction cost is estimated at about 992 billion kip (US$124 million). However, the investor has to complete all of the studies to determine the level of difficulty of the project and therefore what the likely cost will be. When complete, it is envisaged that the dam will have an installed capacity of 160 megawatts (MW), which could generate about 740GWh of electricity per year. The investor plans to sell all the energy generated to Electricite du Laos (EDL). [...]"

3. Data source #PMohAWP8

Type
Research Paper / Policy Report
Publication title
PREPARATORY SURVEY ON NAM NGUM 1 HYDROPOWER STATION EXPANSION IN LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
Date
2010-01
Comment on data source
'The Nam Bak 1 (NB1) hydropower project is planned at Nam Bak River, which is the left tributary of Nam Ngum River, by the same developer of NN2. The RCC dam of 83 m in height will be constructed and the installed capacity is 115 MW. The purpose of this power generation is to export power to Thailand. It is planned to have a cascade hydropower development with the Nam Bak 2 hydropower project to be developed at the upstream of NB1. "

5. Data source #BwICKIUC

Type
Media report
Publication title
Ch Karnchang secures deal for hydropower plant in Laos
Date
2013-08-14
Comment on data source
CH KARNCHANG signed an agreement with the Laotian government last week to develop the Bt20-billion Nam Bak hydropower plant. Construction is expected to start by the end of next year and take about four and a half years to complete. Nam Bak would have 160 megawatts of installed capacity and could produce up to 744 gigawatt-hours per year.