Construction starts on very first large-scale solar plant in Laos

• Project developer Solar Attapeu Power Sole Company (SAPC) has actually broken ground on the very first large-scale solar farm in Laos with a capacity of 50MW.

The US$ 69.2 million Solar Attapeu Power Project (SAPP) project, which includes a 115kV transmission line, is based in the southeast province of Attapeu and also is due for completion in late 2023, according to Laos' state news agency Vientiane Times.

SAPC has been dealing with the project because 2014 together with the federal government of Laos. The plant is anticipated to create 128GWh of power each year, which will certainly be provided to state utility Electricite du Laos under a 30-year power acquisition arrangement (PPA).

Attapeu province governor Leth Sayaphone said the project would drive socio-economic growth as well as boost standards of living in the region.

Last year, French power gigantic EDF secured a contract to lead the advancement of a 240MW floating PV project co-located on the storage tank of the 1.08 GW Nam Theun 2 hydropower project in Khammouane province, Laos.