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The project is being developed by [[Hongsa Power Company]], a consortium comprising the Thai company [[Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding Public Company]] (RATCH), [[Banpu Power]] (a susbidiary of the the Thai coal-mining company [[Banpu]]) (BPP) and [[Lao Holding State Enterprise]] (LHSE). RATCH and BPP each have a 40% stake in the project and LHSE 20%.<ref name="Go"/>
==Background==
The project comprises a large open pit lignite mine which will supply fuel for a power plant consisting of three (3) 626 MW (gross) generating units. Water supply for the power plant will be from 2 reservoirs on Nam Louak (upstream of Muang Hongsa) and Nam Kene (downstream of Muang Hongsa). A double circuit 500 kV transmission line will be built over a length of approx. 6power grid4.
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