China-Laos electricity supply achieves two-way transmission for the first time

Picture taken on March 19, 2019 exhibits the Nam Tha 1 Hydropower Plant in Bokeo province in northern Laos. Picture: Xinhua

The Nam Tha River Hydropower Station in Laos delivered electrical energy to Southwest China’s Yunnan Province on Monday, marking the primary two-way transmission in 12 years because the China-Laos electrical energy connection in a brand new chapter of bilateral cooperation between China and Laos.

To assist Laos deal with the issue of redundant energy provide within the wet season, the China Southern Energy Grid signed a cooperation settlement with Electricite du Laos (EDL) in March this yr, highlighting the institution of interconnection of the electrical energy grid within the Lancang-Mekong Area in a transfer to arrange a shared electrical energy market. This laid the inspiration for the two-way energy commerce between China and Laos.

In keeping with the association, China and Laos agreed to ship surplus hydropower from the Nam Tha River Hydropower Station to Yunnan for consumption through the wet season, whereas China will complement energy to the undersupplied areas in northern Laos through the dry season.

The transmission of electrical energy depends on the prevailing 115 kilovolt (kV) line, made potential with joint funding by China and Laos, which has been working for 12 years.

The implementation of the 115 kV two-way energy commerce between either side will present a sensible reference for the next 500 kV China-Laos community mission, which is able to assist understand the ability interconnection of China and Laos and create a brand new alternative for win-win cooperation.