Nam Theun-1 600MW Hydro Power Project

Overview:

• Nam Theun-1 600MW Hydro Power Project is a $750 million hydropower project located downstream from the Nam Theun-2 and Theun-Hinboun dams, approximately 30 km from the Mekong River confluence.
• Electricity will be exported to the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT).
• This will be the first cross-border project where a non-governmental Laotian company is involved as a sponsor—Phonesack Group—as opposed to the transaction being led by a group of international sponsors. 

WaiYee Tsang - Journalist - Asia Pacific