Laos – Stung Treng Line is a 500kV overhead line from Laos, Stung Treng, Cambodia, to Stung Treng, Stung Treng, Cambodia.
Construction works on the Laos – Stung Treng Line started in 2018 and the project was commissioned in 2020.
Description
The Laos – Stung Treng Line, which is an overhead line, is being operated by Electricite Du Cambodge. The Laos – Stung Treng Line is a new line. The line carries alternating current (AC) through double circuit cable.
Laos – Stung Treng Line project development status
The development of the Laos – Stung Treng Line project was approved by Electricity Authority of Cambodia in 2018 and the project works were completed in 2020.
About Electricite Du Cambodge
Electricite Du Cambodge (EDC) is a government-owned power utility company that offers power and electricity. The utility transmits, generates, supplies, and distributes electric power to distribution systems and bulk power consumers in Cambodia. It owns and operates power generation units and grid substations. EDC purchases electricity from other independent power producers under long term power purchase agreement for further distribution and transmission. The company also offers electrical equipment for industrial and commercial requirements. It also undertakes power generation projects and development programs across Vietnam and Combodia region.
Methodology
All publicly-announced T&D Line & Substation projects included in this analysis are drawn from GlobalData’s Power IC. The information regarding the projects is sourced through secondary information sources such as country specific utility players, company news and reports, statistical organisations, regulatory body, government planning reports and their publications and is further validated through primary from various stakeholders such as power utility companies, consultants, energy associations of respective countries, government bodies and professionals from leading players in the power sector.