Malaysia to buy power from Laos via Thai power grid
Laos, Thailand and Malaysia concluded a deal on September 21 which will see Malaysia buy 100 MW of electricity from Laos via Thailand’s power grid. Top energy officials of the three countries signed the Memorandum of Understanding on the sidelines of the 34th ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting in the Myanmar capital of Nay Pyi Taw, according to the Lao Ministry of Energy and Mines. Officials hailed the landmark agreement as the first multilateral power trade to be implemented under the ASEAN Power Grid Initiative. Under the agreement, Malaysia will buy up to 100 MW of power from Laos, to be transmitted through Thailand’s national power grid, the ministry said in a press release. The MoU was signed by Lao Deputy Minister of Energy and Mines, Viraphonh Viravong, Malaysia’s Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water, Datuk Seri Panglima Dr Maximus Johnity Ongkili, and Thai Energy Minister, Gen. Anataporn Kanjanarat.
