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Vietnam, Laos sign power purchase agreement

Vietnam and Lao have signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for the Sekaman Hydro-electric Power Plant 1, one of major energy cooperation projects between the two countries.
Vietnam and Lao have signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) forthe Sekaman Hydro-electric Power Plant 1, one of major energycooperation projects between the two countries.

Present at the signing ceremony in Vientiane on Oct. 28 were Laos ’Deputy Minister of Energy and Mining Somboun Ratsasombath and DeputyMinister of Planning and Investment Thongmi Phomvisay, and Vietnam ’sAmbassador to Laos Ta Minh Chau.

The SekamanHydro-electric Power Plant 1 includes the Sekaman 1 project and theSekaman Sansay project in Attapeu province of Laos which have acombined capacity of 322 MW to produce 1.2 million kWh per year.

The construction of the 441.6 million USD project is scheduled tobegin later this year and it is expected to be put into operation in2015./.
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