Sanakham is a 684MW hydro power project. It is planned on Mekong river/basin in Xaignabouli, Laos. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently at the permitting stage. It will be developed in a single phase. The project construction is likely to commence in 2024 and is expected to enter into commercial operation in 2028. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project is being developed by Datang International Power Generation. China Datang Overseas Investment and Government Of Lao People's Democratic Republic are currently owning the project having ownership stake of 81% and 19% respectively.
Sanakham is a run-of-river project. The hydro reservoir capacity is planned to be 106 million cubic meter. The net head of the project will be 25m. The project is expected to generate 3,803 GWh of electricity.
The hydro power project consists of 12 turbines, each with 57MW nameplate capacity.
Development status
The project construction is expected to commence from 2024. Subsequent to that it will enter into commercial operation by 2028.
Power purchase agreement
The power generated from the project will be sold to Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand under a power purchase agreement.
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About Datang International Power Generation
Datang International Power Generation Co Ltd (Datang Power) is an independent power generation company. The company’s business operations encompass power generation, coal, transport and recycling economy. It develops power plants; produces and distributes electricity; and sells heat from power plants. The company generates electricity from coal-fired generating units, thermal combustion engines, hydro, wind, and photovoltaic facilities. Datang Power also operates mines and purchases and sells coal. Datang Power also transports coal between its subsidiaries. The company sells coal ash and aluminum smelting products. It serves industrial grid companies in the provinces in China. Datang Power is headquartered in Beijing, China.
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