Nam Emeun 1 & 2 Dams Hydropower Project by Hobo Maps - Go to Hydropower Projects Page - - - HOME

In 2023 a new hydropower project feasibility study was announced with the name Nam Emeun 1 & 2 that is different than the existing Nam Emoun hydropower project. Very confusing with similar names and both happen to be in Sekong Province. This web page below is for the new proposed Nam Emeun 1&2 project that has yet to begin construction in 2024. Click HERE to see our other web page for the existing Nam Emoun hydropower project.

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Nam Emeun is sometimes also spelled Nam E-meun or Nam Emoun (same spelling as other existing project unfortunately).

A Project Development Agreement (PDA) feasibility study for the Nam Emeun 1 and 2 hydropower project dams was signed by the Ministry of Planning and Investment and Xaysana Energy Sole Co., Ltd. in Vientiane on September 6, 2023.

The concept is to build a hydropower project with installed capacity of 75 MW, a pump storage facility of 100 MW and floating solar power faciity of 50 MW for totaled installed capacity of 225 MW, most of which is planned for export to Vietnam.

The project is estimated to cost US$ 450 million and the main shareholders in the project are Xaysana Energy Sole Co., Ltd. and Space Hydro Power Sole Co., Ltd.

This mixed clean-energy project combines power generated from both water and solar and may be the first of its kind planned in Laos. The pump storage recycling system would operate at night when energy demand is less needed to lift water to a higher level for peak-demand power generation during the day.

September 6, 2023 signing ceremony below:

The project would be located in both Kaleum and Lamam Districts of Sekong Province, southern Lao PDR.