Pöyry awarded extension to owner`s engineer services assignment for the Xayaburi hydropower plant, Lao PDR

Pöyry awarded extension to owner`s engineer services assignment for the
Xayaburi hydropower plant, Lao PDR

Xayaburi Power Company (XPCL) and the Government of Lao have awarded Pöyry
an extension to the owner`s engineer services assignment for the site
supervision of the Xayaburi hydropower plant on the Mekong River, Lao PDR.

The project will provide clean, renewable energy to Laos PDR and Thailand
and, with an installed capacity of 1285 MW, replaces the existing
inefficient diesel power plants in the Luang Prabang and Xayaburi provinces.
It is the first large power plant on the lower Mekong river and has, over
the past few years, successfully achieved a number of important milestones
and is ahead of schedule.

Pöyry has assisted XPCL and the Government of Lao, as defined in the
Concession Agreement, in the re-design of the project to create a landmark
power plant on the lower Mekong, setting a new benchmark for the economic
and environmental standards for future power plants on the Mekong River.
This re-design has concentrated mainly on the optimisation of the fish
migration facilities, sediment transport and navigation locks, with
substantial progress achieved in applying the latest technical and
scientific knowledge. The project will deliver one of the most sustainable
hydropower plants in the world.

"Pöyry`s world class hydropower consulting expertise has helped Xayaburi
Power to reach the important milestones in the project, Pöyry has also
assisted XPCL to ensure the prevention of environmental risks, including
fishery resources conservation and sediment routing" says Thanawat
Trivisvavet, Managing Director of XPCL.

"Delivering clean, renewable energy, projects like this can aid economic
growth and social progress and help alleviate poverty in developing
countries. This project further strengthens Pöyry`s position as one of the
world`s leading hydropower engineering consultancies" says Richard Pinnock,
President of Pöyry`s Energy Business Group.

The value of the order is not disclosed. The order was recognised within the
Energy Business Group order stock in Q2/2016.

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Ref:
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/p-yry-awarded-extension-owners-110201273.html

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John Diecker
APT Consulting Group Co., Ltd.

www.aptthailand.com