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Map of Nam Ngiep catchment area hydropower project locations below:

The Nam Ngiep 1 Hydropower Project watershed comprises 3,700 sq km of mountainous catchment area with a drop in elevation of 2,600 meters.

The four projects upstream of Nam Ngiep 1 (Nam Ngiep 2, Nam Ngiep 3A, Nam Che 1 and Nam Chiane 1) are situated relatively high in the headwaters of the catchment and rely on large elevation drops in the topography for their electricity production and not on large volume of river flow.

Although small compared to Nam Ngiep 1, these upstream projects influence the inflow into the Nam Ngiep 1 reservoir.

- Nam Ngiep 2 is on the Nam Sen River a tributary of the Nam Ngiep River and about 94 km upstream of the Nam Ngiep 1 dam site. The Nam Ngiep 2 powerhouse is only 10 km away from headwaters of Nam Ngiep 1 reservoir.The project includes a diversion between the Nam Sen and Nam Siam rivers.

- Nam Ngiep 3A is on Nam Ngiep river about 100 km upstream of Nam Ngiep 1 dam site and directly upstream of Nam Ngiep 2. It has a small reservoir with small storage capacity.

- Nam Chiane 1 project is on the Nam Tong River, a tributary of the Nam Ngiep River about 74 km upstream of the Nam Ngiep 1 dam site. It has a small storage capacity of 23.12 million cubic meters.

- Nam Che 1 is on the Nam Che river and has a small reservoir just above the powerhouse.

- Nam Ao- Nam Pot project is located on the Nam Siam River west of Nam Ngiep 2.

For more details and images regarding these Nam Ngiep Area hydropower projects see our

- Nam Ngiep 1 web page HERE

- Nam Ngiep 2 web page HERE

- Nam Ngiep 3A web page HERE

- Nam Chiane 1 web page HERE

- Nam Che web page HERE

Location of the projects are shown on middle right side of map below:

Central Laos relief map below before hydropower reservoirs.