On April 7 local time, the commissioning ceremony was held for CGN’s Northern Laos Interconnection Clean Energy Base (Phase I) 1,000 MW Photovoltaic Project. As Southeast Asia’s largest single-site clean energy project, it was contracted on an EPC basis by China Energy Engineering Group Yunnan Electric Power Design Institute Co., Ltd. Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone attended the ceremony and announced the official operation of the project.
Located in Oudomxay Province, Laos, the project features a planned installed capacity of 1,000 MW and includes the construction of a 500 kV substation and a 500 kV transmission line connecting to the Nam Mo Substation in Laos. Once fully operational, the project is expected to generate approximately 1,650 GWh of electricity annually, saving about 500,000 tonnes of standard coal each year. This will reduce emissions from coal-fired power generation by an estimated 1.3 million tonnes of carbon dioxide, 270 tonnes of sulfur dioxide, 302 tonnes of nitrogen oxides, and 54 tonnes of particulate matter annually, while also conserving 2.04 million cubic meters of fresh water.
