NAM NGUM II LOAN

The project, which is the second phase of the Nam Ngum Project, will be administered by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and implemented by the Laotian Power Authority. The generating capacity of the Nam Ngum Dam will be expanded from 30 mega watts (MW) to 110 MW with the installation of two additional 40 MW turbine generator units. Other activities will include the installation of four radial gates in the spillway structure to increase the reservoir"s storage capacity by approximately 3,100 cubic meters; the installation of civil works to expand the existing power house to accommodate three additional 40 MW generating units; and the installation of intake gates and additional stoplogs, removal of temporary steel bulkheads, and completion of penstocks for two additional generating units. An additional double-circuit 115 KV transmission line will be constructed from Nam Ngum through Vientiane and across the Mekong River at Nong Khai. This line will connect with other transmission facilities to be constructed in Thailand. Additional facilities will be constructed at the main Vientaine substation, and at the Nam Ngum reservoir to provide electric supply for nearby villages. Project funds will also finance the construction of site offices, housing, and construction camps. Through an agreement signed by both governments, Thailand will buy all excess power produced by the Nam Ngum Dam. Other donors include the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the Governments of the Federal Republic of Germany, Canada, Austria, India, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.