Nam Ou hydropower project developed by Chinese firm in Laos starts full operation


Photo taken on Dec 25, 2019 shows the view of the PowerChina's 3D printing sandbox of Nam Ou River Cascade Hydropower Project. - Xinhua/Kaikeo Saiyasane

VIENTIANE (Xinhua): A ceremony was held here on Tuesday (Sept 28) to start the full power generation of all seven plants of the Nam Ou River Cascade Hydropower Project developed by Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina).

Lao Minister of Energy and Mines Daovong Phonekeo said at the ceremony that the Nam Ou project bears strategic significance in the country's power industry development as a large-scale clean energy project that will make an important contribution to the economic and social development in Laos.

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