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Lao People’s Democratic Republic, with the total land area of 236,800 km2, is in the Mekong sub-region and shares a land border with Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. In 2023 the country population is 7.6 million people. The GDP (World Development Indicators) is 15.8 billion in 2023, growth 3.9% from previous year [1].Even though Laos is landlocked country, despite it has plenty of large hydro resource. The country has known as “Battery of Mekong region”, currently export its electricity to all neighbors.
The country also managed to boost its installed capacity to 1.2 GW from 2022 to 2023. As of 2023 most of primary energy comes from Hydropower (83%), followed by coal (15.4%). Hydropower is a significant resource in Laos changing the supply landscape which previously dominated by coal. However, the national electrification rate was 95.32% in 2022. The electricity is consumed on the average of 1,511 kWh per capita [2].
[1] National account with conversion value of WDI
[2] Country official data
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ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) is an intergovernmental organisation within ASEAN structure that represents the 10 ASEAN Member States’ (AMS) interests in the energy sector.
