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Country report “Lao PDR”

Litthanoulok LASPHOEngineer
Ministry of Energy and Mines,
Department of Energy Policy and Planning.

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Contents• Overview of Laos
• Current energy policy and Measure• Energy demand and Supply in Laos
• Energy outlook in Laos
• Difficulties and bottlenecks informulating energy policies in Laos
• Interest fields of study for this training• Conclusion

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Overview of LaosCountry: Lao PDR
 Population 6.2 million(2010)
 Area: 236,800 km2
 GDP around US$ 1,088
per annum.
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Current energy policy and Measure
The Power Sector Policy:

Maintain and expand affordable, reliable and sustainable
electricity supply to promote economic and social development;
Promote power exports as well as domestic power supply toearn revenues to meet Government development objectives withparticular emphasis on poverty eradication.
Develop and enhance the legal and regulatory framework tofacilitate power sector development by either public, private or
public private partnership;
Gain capacity building through international technical knowhow and expertise;
Ensure accountability and transparency of environmental andsocial impacts and thereby achieve sustainable development.

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Power Sector Development
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Memorandum of Understanding on the power exchange
program was signed with the Royal Thai Government in 1993
and 1996 under which 3,000 MW is to be supplied to Thailandand subsequently increased 7,000 MW is agreed;In 1998 and 2006 MOUs were signed with the Government ofVietnam for 3000 MW and subsequently 5000 MW is agreed;In 1999 Agreement on Cooperation in Power Sector was signedwith Cambodia;
Power Sector Strategy developed and updated from time totime;Power sector opened to private foreign direct investment;
Legal framework has been improved from time to time to meetinternational financing requirements.

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Existing Hydropower Plants in Lao PDR
Plants owned by Electricity du Laos:
No1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Name of Power Plant Capacity (MW)Nam Ngum 1
155
Nam Dong
1Xelabam
5Xeset1
45
Nam Leuk60
Nam Mang335Nam Ko
1.5Xeset276

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Existing Hydropower Plants in Lao PDR (Cont’)
Plants owned by Electricity du Laos:
No9101112

Name of Power Plant
Nam 1-2
Nam Ngum5
Nam Nhone
Tatsalen
Total

Capacity (MW)100
12033604.5

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Existing Hydropower Plants in Lao PDR (Cont’)
Independent Power Producer:
No12

Name of Power Plant
Houay Ho
Theun Hinboun

345

Nam Theun2
Nam Ngum2
Xekaman 3Total:

Capacity (MW)150210280 (Expansion)
1,080
615
250
2,585

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ODA project for Energy study
JICA, Data Collection Study on Energy
Sector in Laos PDR.
 Energyand Environment ParnershipMekong, lnterlinkages between Energy andLivelihoods-”Data, Training and Scenarios
for Sustainable Energy Planning in Lao
PDR (INES), Finland.
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Existing of Energy PolicyThis policy base on threeprinciples of sustainability andapplies to all large hydropowerdams, where large dams aredefined as having installedcapacity of higher than 50 MWor inundation more than 1000 haof land at their fully supply level.
This national policy also applies
tohydropowerproject
constructed after 1990.
An integrated approach to river
basin management will bepracticed for multiple projects
planned to dam a single river.

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History of Energy consumption in LaosIEEJ: August 2012 All Right Reserved

Energy Consumption by sector in LaosIEEJ: August 2012 All Right Reserved

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Energy outlook in Laos

Source: MEM, 2011

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Major difficulties and bottlenecks currently faced
in formulating energy policies

Lack of an integrated national energy policy,
 Lack of data and information of all subsectors of energy,
 The limitation of manpower,
 Mandate among agencies are not clearly
described and co-ordinated.
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The formation energy policy of energy
sector, Indicator for energy security, The prospect of energy sector.
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Conclusion

Hydropower resource is the most abundant energy
resource in Lao PDR
 All petroleum products consumed are imported
 Energy use in the country is mainly in the form of
traditional fuels, i.e. the use of biomass such as woodand charcoal for cooking and heating in rural areas
 Review the existing policy measures with view todeveloping more cost effective policies and to adjust
the new energy policy.
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References• http://www.poweringprogress.org• Statistic Yearbook 2010, LaoDepartment of Statistic, Ministry ofPlanning and Investment• Electric du Laos annual report 2010• Energy data, Department of Energy
Policy and Planning, Ministry of Energyand Mines.

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