Laos: Xayaboury Power Plant 82% Completed

Laos: Xayaboury Power Plant 82% Completed

Constructors of the ongoing Xayaboury hydropower plant have said that 82 %
of planned construction activities have been carried out since its
construction started in early 2012, an official has said.

The contractors are in the process of installing power generators and the
installation is expected to be completed by mid 2019, according to Mr
Anuparp Wonglakorn, Deputy Managing Director, Operations and Maintenance,
Xayaburi Power Company Limited.

"From this point of time until 2019, the focus will be placed on the
installation of 8 power generators. They will be installed one by one. Once
the installation is completed we will have a test operation. Since this
Mekong hydropower project has been designed to be a model project, it is
necessary to ensure that the most cutting edge technology is applied to its
construction and that every process of the project complies with the safety
and environment-related standards as required by the 1995 Mekong Agreement,"
said Mr Anuparp.

Along with the construction progress, the contractors have completed the
resettlement of affected communities and the restoration of their
livelihoods.

"We have built them houses and public utilities and provided them farmlands
and training on vocational skills. All of these comply with the agreement
the project has signed with the government of the Lao PDR. Today, the people
have better jobs. They have more incomes than in the past and enjoy better
living standards," said the deputy managing director.

The US$ 3.8-billion hydropower project is designed to have an installed
generation capacity of 1,285 mwh.

Of the total power output, 1225 mw will be sold to Thailand (Electricity
Generating Authority of Thailand - EGAT) and the rest 60 mw will be sold
domestically.

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John Diecker
APT Consulting Group Co., Ltd.

www.aptthailand.com