Vietnam to build hydropower plants in northern Laos

(KPL) Vietnam will build three hydropower plants on the Aed River in a northern province Huaphan.
The plants will have a combined generation capacity of 420 MW.
A Memorandum of Understanding on the hydropower development was signed by the Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment, Mr. Thongmy Phomvisay, and Director General of EVN International Joint Stock Company, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Huan, in Vientiane last Wednesday.
The signing was witnessed by Deputy Minister of Energy and Mines, Dr. Somboune Rasasombath, and the
Charge d'Affaires and Economic Attache of the Vietnamese Embassy to Laos, Mr. Luong Coc Huy and Mr. Doan Tho Nam, respectively, as well as relevant officials of both sides.