The Lao PDR has been trading electricity with Thailand for many decades and has now expanded this policy to other neighbouring countries to support regional energy cooperation. Specifically, the Lao PDR will increase power exports to 15,000 MW by 2030, including 10,000 MW to Thailand and 5,000 MW to Viet Nam, Cambodia, and Myanmar.
As there were many power plants in the Lao PDR generating electricity for export in 2018, the export figure reached 26,708 gigawatt-hours (GWh), the equivalent of 2.65 Mtoe. This amounted to more than half of all electricity consumed in the country and 77% of total hydropower generation.
Specifically, the Lao PDR will increase power exports to 15,000 MW by 2030, including 10,000 MW to Thailand and 5,000 MW to Viet Nam, Cambodia, and Myanmar. promote energy savings and conservation by reducing energy consumption by 10% by 2030. 2. Modelling Assumption
It has facilitated a 100 megawatts of cross-border power trade from Laos to Singapore via Thailand and Malaysia, with Phase II commencing in September 2024, seeking to double capacity. For Laos, the APG has immense potential to turn it into a regional energy hub, generating new revenue, jobs, and local industry.
Due to its geographic advantages, including its many rivers, the Lao PDR is rich in hydropower resources. According to the Mekong River Commission Study in 1995, the Lao PDR’s potential hydropower resources total 26,000 megawatts (MW). However, as of 2020, only 9,985.9 MW or 38.4% of its total potential has been realised.
This study suggests that the Lao PDR has more options with respect to its future energy outlook, including energy eficiency and conservation, reducing the TFEC by 10%, improving the eficiency of thermal power generation, promoting renewable energy, and reducing the use of fossil fuels in the primary energy supply.
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