Nam Khao Dams 1 to 5 Hydropower Info by Hobo Maps - Go to Hydropower Projects Page - - - HOME

The Nam Khao (river) is a tributary of the Nam Khan (river) in Xieng Khouang Province, Lao PDR. The Nam Khao flows mostly east to west in a remote area north of Muang Kham and Phonsavanh towns until it joins the Nam Khan near the village of Sop Khao at coordinates 19°53'17.5"N 103°13'52.8"E (19.888194, 103.231333).

Sadly there is almost nothing on the web in October 2022 about these 5 dam projects and how they are progressing. But we know the planned capacities as listed below:

Nam Khao 1 - 15 MW
Nam Khao 2 – 15 MW
Nam Khao 3 – 15 MW
Nam Khao 4 – 15 MW
Nam Khao 5 – 7.5 MW

Total - 67.5 MW

The developer is B. Grimm Power Public Company Ltd., a large Thai company with a long history of quality power projects. Their website link is HERE .

Nam Khao Hydropower Company Ltd. is in charge of the construction projects. Lao-based SV Group is also involved in this project per their website HERE .

Construction site image below of one project from the developer website but we don't know which dam it is of the 5.

Satellite image below shows Sop Khao village at the very top and Phonsavanh at very bottom. The Nam Khao runs from Ban Tha near Hwy. 1C up to Sop Khao where it joins the Nam Khan. The Nam Khao 5 dam sites are probably spread out along the river below but we aren't sure.

In their promotional chart below, B. Grimm Power is hoping to bring Nam Khao 4 online in 2022, Nam Khao 2 in 2023, Nam Khao 3 in 2024 and Nam Khao 1 & 5 online in 2025