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2008-0103 - KPL News

http://www.kpl.net.la/

Laos and Cambodia boost cooperation on Energy

(KPL) The Lao PDR will export 115 KV, 90 MW of electricity to
the Royal of Cambodia since 2010. The contract for export of
electricity to Cambodia was signed on 29 December in Phnom
Penh, Cambodia between Mr Khammany Inthilath, Director General
of the Lao Electricity State Enterprise, Ministry of Energy
and Mines and Mr Hew Van Than, Deputy General of the Cambodia
Electricity Enterprise.
Mr. Someboun Laszasombath, Deputy Minister of Energy and Mines
of Laos, Mr Ispeng, Deputy Minister of Industrial, Mines and
Energy of Cambodia, and senior officials concern from two
countries witnessed the event.
Mr. Khammany Inthilath disclosed to the press that the signing
of this contract was based on the MoU signed between the two
sides on 2 November 2006 in Vientiane. According to the
contract, the Lao side will build the 115 kv High Voltage
transmission line from station of Ban Hat, Khong district,
Champassak province to the Laos-Cambodia border check point
with the length of 26 km with the US$ 2.7 million assistance
from World Bank and 20% contributed fund of the Lao
Electricity State Enterprise.
While the Cambodia side will construct the 115 KV transmission
line system from its border to the electricity station of
Xiengtang province with the length of 56 km.
The first phase of export will start from 2010-2014 and the
sides then will further discuss about the next phases. The
Cambodia is the second country in this region who buy
electricity from Lao PDR. The electricity produced in the
southern provinces dams of Laos will be divided for local
consumption and export to Cambodia.

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Dr. Justin McDaniel
Dept. of Religious Studies
2617 Humanities Building
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA 92521
951-827-4530
justinm at ucr.edu