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Deal #6583 Version #76203

Lao PDR

Created at

2015-06-23

Last update

2021-11-24

Last full update

2022-09-28

Land area

Intended size

125 ha

Intention of investment

[current] Renewable energy unspecified

Comment on intention of investment

Don Sahong, which was designed for an installed capacity of 260 megawatts (MW), is the second dam to begin operations on the Lower Mekong River within six months, after years of opposition from environmental activists.

Nature of the deal

Lease

Negotiation status

[2006-03-01] Intended (Memorandum of understanding)
[2008-01-01, current] Intended (Under negotiation)

Comment on negotiation status

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in March 2006 Project Development Agreement (PDA) signed in February 2008

Implementation status

[current] Startup phase (no production)

Purchase price

Comment on purchase price

Cambodia’s purchase price from the Don Sahong dam, which lies about 2 km north of the border in Laos, is $07.295 per kilowatt. The deal will last for 30 years.