Thailand: Thailand considers buying more power from Laos

Thailand: Thailand considers buying more power from Laos

Tuesday, 19 July 2016 – Thailand may buy 9,000 megawatts of electricity from Laos this year to ensure sufficient supply to meet rising demand, says a senior official at the Energy Ministry. That is nearly 30% higher than the 7,000MW Thailand currently buys annually from Laos, according to the most recent memorandum of understanding (MoU) the two countries signed in 2007. That MoU expired last year. Read More?