Project Background
Impact Energy Asia Development Limited (“IEAD”) (previously Impact Energy Asia Limited) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with the Government of Lao PDR (“GOL”) in November 2011 to exclusively study the feasibility of large-scale wind projects in three provinces in central and south of Lao PDR. Based on the onsite wind measurement and results of the pre-feasibility study, an area in Dak Cheung district, Sekong Province and Sanxay district, Attapeu Province was considered as the highest potential location for large scale wind development with the potential development scale up to 600 MW. After the pre-feasibility study was approved by the GOL, IEAD was granted exclusive rights to develop the first wind project in Lao PDR under a Project Development Agreement (“PDA”) executed with the GOL on 7 August 2015. The development area covers approximately 68,000 ha with promising wind resource in Sekong and Attapeu provinces.
The Project site is located at an elevation of 1,200-1,600m above sea level and is hilly with limited forest and currently limited land use. The Project was officially nominated by the GOL to the Ministry of Industry and Trades of Vietnam (“MOIT”) in July 2017 under a collaboration in the energy sector between Lao PDR and Vietnam, making it the first renewable energy project being offered cross border in ASEAN. On 21 July 2020, the Prime Minister of Vietnam approved the plan for importing power generated from the Project to Vietnam’s power system via a 500kV grid connection and approved the addition of a 500kV transmission line from the Project to the Thanh My Substation to the Revised Power Development Plan VII of Vietnam. The Power Purchase Agreement was successfully executed with Vietnam Electricity (“EVN”) on 12 July 2021 and the Commercial Operation Date is targeted for the end of 2025.
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2012
2015
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2021
2022
Project Site
The Monsoon Wind Power Project is a 600MW wind power project located in the Sekong and Attapeu provinces in Southern Lao PDR. The Project will deliver the generated renewable energy to Central Vietnam through its 500kV transmission line.
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PROJECT LOCATION
The Project is situated in Dak Cheung district, Sekong province and in Sanxay district, Attapeu province. The Project area is on Dak Cheung Plateau with its elevation ranging from 1,100 m to 1,700 m above sea level and consisting of moderate complex to complex terrain. The surrounding area appears to be predominantly composed of undulating forested areas, farmland and scattered local villages.
The Project can be accessed by Route No. 16B which the road is an economic route connecting Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam from west to east. From Sekong town in Lamam district, the distance to the Project area is approximately 60 km. The civil infrastructures (including a Sekong bridge, road and small bridges) around the Project area are constructed by local contractor. Currently, the route to the Project was already completed around 75 km including a main bridge crossing Sekong river. Another 40 km to the Laos-Vietnam border is almost finished, only the last 7 km still being completed.
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Facts and Figures
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MEET THE TEAM
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Nat Hutanuwatr
Managing Director
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Narut Boakajorn
Project Development Director
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Peter Littlewood
Project Director
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Itthipol Kanjanaphan
Engineering Director
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Chaovalit Khunchaiyaphum
Area Director
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Duncan Black
Commercial and Finance Director
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Pavika Tanveerakasem
Commercial and Finance
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Parichat Thanapatpaiboon
Commercial and Finance
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Nguyen Truong Giang
Representative - Vietnam
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Kritawit Sriwattanapan
Project Development
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Shania Pensuk
Project Development
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Wattanee Prungchaiyaphum
Project Development
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Kanokploy Phumprasop
Project Development
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Sira Khamklai
Project Development
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Pongpat Phukanud
Project Development
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Laphaschawan Plaokaew
Project Accounting
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Panassaya Porjit
Financial Controller
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Amorn Vorashompoo
Project Engineer
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Siripoom Warathanasin
Project Engineer
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