IEEJ: April 2010

Training and Dialogue on Energy Policy
04 to 24 April 2010, Tokyo, Japan.

Country Report Presentation

By: Viengsay CHANTHA
Chief of Lao Electric Power TechnicalStandards (LEPTS) Regulatory Unit
Department of Electricity,
Ministry of Energy and Mines.

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Contents
1. Country Background
2. Lao Power Sector
3. Power Sector Policy
4. Current Electric Power Situation(statistics)
5. Demand Forecasting
6. Expectation
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1. Country Background
Country: Centrally located in GMR
Mountainous, landlocked country
Border with China, Myanmar,
Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.
Area = 236,800 km2.
Population: about 6.0 million (2008)
80% in rural areas
Economy: GDP per capita of US$ 875 (2008)
GDP growth of 7.5%
30.1% of GDP from agriculture
26.5% of GDP from industry
35.8% of GDP from services

Source: Department of Statistics, Ministry of Planning and Investment.

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2. Lao Power Sector: Organization Chart

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2.1 Organization Chart of Ministry of Energy
and Mines (MEM)
Ministry of Energyand Mines

6 Departments

Cabinet office

3 State Enterprises- Department of Electricity ( DOE)

- Electrical du Laos (EDL)- Department of Energy Promotion- Electricity of Construction

and Development

and Installation ( ECI)

- Department of Inspector- Lao Holding State- Department of PersonalEnterprise (LHSE)- Department of Mines- Department of Geologies

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2.2 Organization Chart of Department
of Electricity (DoE)
Body Directors

Administration
Division

Socio-Environment Electric PowerManagement
Management
Division
Division

EE&C Promotion Unit

Power Sector
Planning
Division

LEPTS Regulatory Unit

LEPTS: Lao Electric Power Technical Standard.
EE&C: Energy Efficiency and Conservation.
EPB: Electric Power Business.

RuralElectrification
Division

EPB Management Unit

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2.3 Overall Duties of DoE
1. Formulating power sector policy, strategic planning andpower business management.
2. Establish the rules, regulations and technical standards as
required by electricity law.
3. Develop a power development plan for short, medium andlong terms.
4. Review and approval the technical reports of power
development projects.
5. Inspection of power facilities of power development
projects for technical approval.
6. Supervising of electric power business and their power
facilities base on the rules and regulations.
7. Promotion of energy efficiency and conservation in country.
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3. Power Sector Policy Statement (1)The statement established four policy objectives forthe power sector to:
1. Maintain and expand an affordable, reliable andsustainable electricity supply within the country to
promote economic and social development,
2. Promote power generation for export to provide revenues
to meet the Government of Lao’s development objectives,
3. Enhance the legal and regulatory framework to underpin
power sector development, and
4. Strengthen institutional structure, clarify responsibilities,streamline administration and foster commercialization.
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3. Power Sector Policy Statement (2)The associated action plan identified three priority
areas for the power sector:(i) Expansion of rural electrification,(ii) Commercialization of EdL, and(iii) A strategy for financing power sector development.
For development of hydropower projects focus wasplaced on two categories:(i) Domestic generation projects, and(100 MW or less, built and operated by EdL)
(ii) Export generation projects.
(exceed 100 MW, built and operated by IPP)
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4. Current Electric Power Situation (statistics)(2008)
 Total Installed capacity : 673.3 MW- Hydropower: 672.2 MW- Diesel: 740 kW- Solar: 316 kW
 Total Electricity Generation : 3,716.9 GWh( IPP: 1,939.3 GWh, EdL: 1,777.6 GWh)
 Total Electricity Exporting : 2,315.4 GWh
 Total Electricity Importing : 844.5 GWh
 Total Electricity Supply : 1,915.7 GWh
 Total Electrified Households: 63%

Source: Department of Electricity, Ministry of Energy and Mines.

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4.1 Power Generation in Lao PDR (2008)
Micro+ Mini,
1.405
MW,
Micro+ Mini,
1.405
MW
0.21%
Diesel,0.74
MW,Diesel,0.74
MW
0.11%
0.11%

IPP

SHS,
SHS,0.316
0.316MW
MW,
0.05%
0.05%

EDL

Total: 0.36 %2.5 MW

EDL, 308.7 MW
45.86%

IPP, 362.1 MW
53.78%

Total Install capacity: 673.3 MW

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4.2 Electricity Consumption (2008)
Others127 GWh
Industrial
196.73 GWh

11%Household19%

587.56 GWh
50%

Commercial

Agriculture

221.74 GWh

29.78 GWh

17%3%

Total Electricity Consumption: 1,163 GWh
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4.3 Electricity Import-Export
3000
2,506

2500

Gwh

2000

2,487
2,230

2,315

1,968

export1500

import

1000
500

793
278

326

339

2004

2005

2006

84402007

2008

Years
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4.4 Country Electrification Rate
70

63%
59.3%

60
50

54.1%
47%

48.3%

2004

2005

%

4030
20
100
2006

Years

2007

2008
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4.5 Government Targets on Electrification Extension

Current Electrification Rate: 63%
Government Targets:
70% Electrified by 2010
90% Electrified by 2020

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5. Demand Forecast by EDL

Source: Electricite du Laos (EdL).

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5.1 Maximum Daily Load

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5.2 Long-Term
Power Development
Plan
LONG-TERM
POWER DEVELOPMENT PLAN
(2007-2016)

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6. Expectation
My expectations for the training course:
1. To understand of energy policy of Japan.
2. To get knowledge and skill on energy policy

formulation of Japan.
3. To improve the skill on energy demand
forecasting.
4. To share and exchange the ideas with others
participants on energy policy formulation.
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Thank youfor your attention

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Electricity Tariffs
Unit: Lao kip
Category of consumers
Residential consumers
0-25kWh
26-150 kWh>150 kWhNon-residential consumers
Agriculture
Government
Industry
Commercial
International organization
Entertainment
Medium Voltage
Agriculture
Government
Industry
Commercial

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

154
284
773

177
293
773

203
301
773

234
310
773

269
320
773

329
694
625
835
1,077
1,106

345
684
616
835
1,077
1,106

362
674
607
835
1,077
1,106

380
665
599
835
1,077
1,106

399
656
591
835
1,077
1,106

279
590
531
709

293
581
524
709

308
573
516
709

323
565
509
709

340
557
502
709

Exchange rate: 1 USD= 8,472 kip
Contact:report@tky.ieej.or.jp