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High voltage power grid to be expanded
Electricite du Laos (EDL) has granted Chinese company Dongfang Electric International Corporation (DEC) the sole mandate to conduct a survey for the construction and installation of 115kV transmission lines.
The two parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the 115kV Transmission Line Nam Leuk-Pakxan and Thabok-Nam Ngiep 1 Project on Monday in Vientiane.
“The mandate period is for 12 months and can be extended under the agreement of both parties,” EDL Business-Finance Division Deputy Director Mr Komonchanh Phet-asa said.
The project study will cover the installation of transmission lines and substations from the Nam Leuk hydropower plant in Vientiane province to Thabok and Pakxan substations and from Thabok to the Nam Ngiep 1 hydropower plant in Borikhamxay province.
“The project covers about 150km and will link the power grid between Nam Leuk and Nam Ngiep 1 power plants,” Mr Komonchanh said.
EDL Managing Director Mr Khammany Inthirath said the transmission lines will allow the Nam Leuk power plant to supply electricity to the Thabok and Pakxan areas, as well as allow the energy generated by the Nam Ngiep 1 plant to be delivered to the areas.
EDL desires to develop the 115kV transmission lines and substation project to create a reliable power grid system to ensure reliable power supply for the region, according to press release.
The press release said the two parties now wish to record agreement on project development issues and legally obligate the parties to conduct good faith negotiations for the remaining issues set forth in the MOU.
The contract signed by the two parties is to enable financing, design, manufacturing, workshop test, delivery of equipment and installation, construction and commissioning of the project on a contract basis.
“T he project also includes updating the existing single circuit network to a double circuit and relevant substations,” Mr Komonchanh said.
The project feasibility study (FS) and initial environment examination (IEE) is a definite study to determine the financial, technical and social feasibility of the project.
Carrying out the FS and IEE includes field investigations, final optimisation and detailed design of the development and construction of the transmission lines and the substation project in compliance with EDL approval and standards on the basis of the contract.
The project development site involves facilities and work areas necessary for implementing and operating the project, including access roads, land for temporary facilities, sites for transmission facilities and rights of way.
At present, EDL manages two independent 115kV power grids, each connected to neighbouring countries' power grids at different locations, according to a statement issued at a recent consultative workshop in Vientiane on the future development of the power sector.
Power interchanges, both exports and imports, take place along these interconnections, depending on the area-wide demand-supply balances.
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