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Nam Ngum 4 Hydropower Plant
power
Cities
Nam Ngum 3
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Cost
$0.8b
$750,000,000
Phases
operational, 2024
Objective
Description
Construction of a 240 MW storage hydropower plant with three 80 MW generating units, a dam of roughly 66–74 m, a 17 km headrace tunnel and associated works. The project forms part of the upper Nam Ngum hydropower cascade.Capacities
240
MW
Electricity
Finance
$600000000 loan
Exim Bank of China
Development bank
Contractors
China National Heavy Machinery Corporation
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