TNB to buy up to 100MW of electricity from Laos


In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, the national utility company said it signed an energy purchase and wheeling agreement (EPWA) on Wednesday to buy electricity from Laos

KUALA LUMPUR: In the first multilateral energy exchange or trading in Asean, Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) has agreed to buy up to 100 MW of electricity from Laos using the transmission grid of a Thai state enterprise.

In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, the national utility company said it signed an energy purchase and wheeling agreement (EPWA) on Wednesday to buy electricity from Laos’ state-owned power company Electricite Du Laos (EDL) via the existing transmission grid of Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT).

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