Egat to import more electricity from Laos

State-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) plans to import an additional 1,200 megawatts of electricity from hydroelectric power plants in Laos under a long-term purchase contract.

In Laos, a Dubious Dam Threatens Luang Prabang

When investors in 2019 announced plans to build a massive hydroelectric dam on the Mekong River just upstream from Luang Prabang, the ancient royal capital of the former Kingdom of Laos, they drew a slew of criticism. So much criticism, in fact, that UNESCO—which has listed Luang Prabang as a World Heritage Site—could reconsider the […]

IEAD to sell electricity to Vietnam

SET-listed BCPG Plc’s subsidiary, Impact Energy Asia Development Co (IEAD) — Asean’s largest developer of the Monsoon Wind Farm project in Laos — has secured a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) to sell electricity to state-owned Vietnam Electricity.

Thailand’s BCPG unveils 600-MW wind PPA in Laos

July 13 (Renewables Now) – Thai renewable energy group BCPG Pcl (BKK:BCPG) announced today that a minority-owned associate has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) for a 600-MW wind project in Laos.