Vientiane power station

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Vientiane power station is a proposed 700-megawatt (MW) mine-mouth coal-fired power station in Sekong (Xekong) Province, Laos.

Location

The photo below shows Vientiane, the approximate location where the plant would be built.

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Background

Two coal projects with similar specifications have been reported to be in planning for Sekong (Xekong) province:

Phonesack Group's Xekong Power proposed a coal project in Kaleum district of Sekong Province. Plans for the project include coal exports and a 2 x 300 MW Thermal Power Plant. Phonesack Group is mining coal in the Kaleum District, which has estimated coal reserves of 215 million tonnes. The coal would be used to power the station.

On March 17, 2016, China National Heavy Machinery Corporation (CHMC) signed an EPC agreement with Electricite du Laos for a Sekong province coal-electricity integration project in Vientiane, capital of Laos. The contract is valued at US$2.1 billion. The project includes: a coal mine with the annual raw coal output at 3 million tonnes and a 700MW pithead plant with two 350MW units. The project is expected to last 48 months with the loan by the Export-Import Bank of China.

However, as of December 2018 there have been no developments on either proposal, and the project appears to be shelved.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Electricite du Laos
• Parent company:
• Developer:
• Location: Vientiane, Sekong (Xekong) province, Laos
• Coordinates: 17.966667, 102.6 (approximate)
• Status: Shelved
• Capacity: 700 MW (Units 1-2: 350 MW)
• Type:
• Start date:
• Coal Type:
• Coal Source: Mine-mouth
• Source of financing: Export-Import Bank of China

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