Eppo eyes two Laos power plants

Thai policymakers plan to purchase an additional power from two hydroelectric plants in Laos with a combined capacity of 1,318 megawatts, according to the Energy Policy and Planning Office (Eppo).
They are the Nam Thuen 1 and Pak Beng hydropower project. Director-general Twarath Sutbutr said Eppo also planned negotiate with the Cambodian government to buy power from a 2000-MW coal-fired power plant in Koh Kong.