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Deal #8345 Version #83147
Lao PDR
Created at
2020-09-22
Last update
2021-11-11
Last full update
2022-08-17
Operating Company
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- Ministry of Mines and Energy Government / state institutions (government, ministries, departments, agencies etc.)
Name of investment project
Nam Ou River Cascade Hydropower Project
Comment on investment chain
The Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project is a series of seven hydroelectric dams along the Nam Ou river which are located in the provinces of Phongsaly and Luang Prabang in northern Laos. The project is managed by the Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) and the Lao government. The construction of the hydropower project is being completed in two phases. Phase I of the dams, including Nam Ou 2, Nam Ou 5, and Nam Ou 6 while Phase II include Nam Ou 1, 3, 4, and 7. The whole project is expected to be completed in 2020 but Phase 1 operations already began in 2017. Phase I is funded by China Development Bank. Phase II is funded by China Development Bank, China Exim Bank and China Construction Bank.
The project is owned by Laos State Electricity Corporation, Electricite du Laos (EDL). It is being developed by a joint venture of EDL (20%) and Sinohydro (80%), a subsidiary of Power China, under a 25-year build, operate and transfer (BOT) agreement signed in April 2011
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