Laos corporation's excess power sparks export opportunities


VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN): Electricite du Laos (EDL), the country's power corporation, is seeking to capitalise on the excess amount of electricity generated during the rainy season and is looking to sell it to more export markets.

Acting managing director of EDL, Chanthaboun Soukaloun, said that about 1,500MW of potential electricity generation was wasted by hydropower stations during the high-flow wet season.

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