Laos Links 195MW Power to Cambodia’s Grid
Laos Links 195MW Power to Cambodia’s Grid
Power of 195MW was linked to Cambodia’s national grid from a hydropower dam in Laos and the official operation is scheduled in the first quarter this year.
According to Ministry of Mines and Energy, the power linked to transmission line in Cambodia’s Stung Treng province is made under the power purchase agreement between Don Sahong Dam in Laos and Cambodia’s Electricity Authority (EDC).
H.E. Victor Jona, Director General of Energy at Ministry of Mines and Energy, said that power linkage from Don Sahong Dam to Cambodia’s border in Stung Treng province and then transfer power to Phnom Penh via 230-kV transmission line.
The official transaction of power purchase will be made in the first quarter this year, H.E. Victor Jona said.
The power tariff in the agreement is US$0.073 per kilowatt hour.
Currently, Cambodia imports power between 50MW to 70MW from Laos.
Last year, 2,400MW power purchase agreement between Cambodia and Laos was signed which Cambodia agrees to purchase power from coal-fired power plants in Laos.
The power purchase is made in many steps, which the first step is scheduled in 2024.
The $500-million dam, invested by Malaysia’s Mega First Corporation Berhad and EDL-Generation Public Company, was built on the Mekong River in Laos’s southern Champasak province, just two kilometers north of Cambodia.
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