CKP moves forward with planned Laos hydro plantThe Xayaburi hydroelectric power plant, with capacity of 1,285 megawatts, in Laos. Construction of the new hydroelectric power plant was set to begin in 2020 and scheduled to finish in 2027, the website said. CKP earlier developed the Nam Ngum 2 hydroelectric power plant, with installed capacity of 615MW. The firm also built a 1,285MW Xayaburi hydroelectric power plant, which opened in October 2019. Electricity is produced by its 16 power plants, which encompass 12 solar farms and two gas-fired cogeneration power plants in Thailand, as well as two hydroelectric power plants in Laos.

Source: Bangkok Post September 15, 2021 23:37 UTC