Thailand considers buying more power from Laos
Thailand may buy 9,000 megawatts of electricity from Laos this year to ensure sufficient supply to meet rising demand, says a senior official at the Energy Ministry. That is nearly 30% higher than thethe 7,000MW Thailand currently buys annually from Laos, according to the most recent memorandum of understanding the two countries signed in 2007. There are two more hydropower plants in Laos that are set to supply another 1,418MW of power to Thailand, including Pak Beng, with capacity of 798MW, and Nam Theun 1, with capacity of 520MW. The power purchasing agreements for those plants are still being negotiated, the source said.
