Eppo eyes two Laos power plants

Thai policymakers plan to purchase an additional power from two hydroelectric plants in Laos with a combined  capacity of 1,318 megawatts, according to the Energy Policy and Planning Office (Eppo).

They are the Nam Thuen 1 and Pak Beng hydropower project. Director-general Twarath Sutbutr said Eppo also planned negotiate with the Cambodian government to buy power from a 2000-MW coal-fired power plant in Koh Kong.

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