Power grid connects Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has approved a 500kV power transmission line project to bring 80 percent of hydropower supplies from the southern part of Laos and the northeast region of Cambodia to Vietnam.
Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has approved a 500kV power transmission line project to bring 80 percent of hydropower supplies from the southern part of Laos and the northeast region of Cambodia to Vietnam.

The Hatsan-Pleiku project has a total investment of 95.47 million USD, of which 79.17 million comes from the Asian Development Bank as Official Development Assistance (ODA).

As part of Vietnam’s 2011-2020 electricity development plan, the line is expected to provide high-quality and safe electricity for the country and the Central Highlands region in particular, creating a premise for connecting the three nations’ electricity systems.-VNA

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