Deal #6606

Land area

Intended size

6 200 ha

Comment on land area

approximate reservoir size is 62 square kilometer

Intention of investment

[current] Renewable energy unspecified

Comment on intention of investment

Nam Tha 1 hydropower project, installed capacity: 168MW; the station was built with the goals of power generation with additional services such as flood control and irrigation

Nature of the deal

Concession

Negotiation status

[2006-01-01] Concluded (Contract signed)
[2010-01-01] Concluded (Contract signed)
[2014-11-01, current] Concluded (Contract signed)
[1990-01-01] Intended (Expression of interest)

Comment on negotiation status

The Nam Tha 1 project has been under consideration since the early 1990s, but was previously regarded as a low priority for development due to high costs and low potential returns on investment. Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in 2006, Project Development Agreement (PDA) signed in 2010, Concession Agreement (CA) signed in November 2014

Implementation status

[2014-01-01] Startup phase (no production)
[2015-01-01] Startup phase (no production)
[2019-04-01, current] In operation (production)

Comment on implementation status

Operation was expected to start in 2012 but was delayed. River diversion was done in 2015. The dam’s three generators were put into operation on October 26, 2018 and the recent document issued by the Ministry of Energy and Mines of Laos marked the COD of Nam Tha 1 Hydropower Station on April 1, 2019.