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China-Indochina Peninsula Economic Corridor (CICPEC)
Nam Ngum 4 Hydropower Plant
Nam Ngum 4 Hydropower Plant
power
Cities
Nam Ngum 3
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Cost
$0.8b
$750,000,000
operational
2024
Capacity
240
MW Electricity
Description
Construction of a 240 MW storage hydropower plant with three 80 MW generating units, a dam of roughly 66–74 m, a 17 km headrace tunnel and associated works. The project forms part of the upper Nam Ngum hydropower cascade.
Finance
$0.6b
loan
Exim Bank of China
Development bank
Contractors
China National Heavy Machinery Corporation
Company
Governing authorities
Lao Ministry of Energy and Mines
Ministry
Sources
china.aiddata.org
china.aiddata.org
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