Lao Holding State Enterprise

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Lao Holding State Enterprise (LHSE) is a Lao government owned company which holds the government shares in power development projects such as the Nam Thuen 2 Power Company and "any other Power Project Company's which are acquired by LHSE or are transferred to it by the Government".[1]

Interests in Hongsa coal plant

LHSE is a 20% shareholder in Hongsa Power Company which is developing the Hongsa power station near the town of Hongsa in the Sayaboury province in Laos.[2]

Other shareholders in the Hongsa Power Company are Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding Public Company (RATCH),(40%) and Banpu Power (40%) (a susbidiary of the the Thai coal-mining company Banpu[2]

The power station is proposed as a mine-mouth power station which, together with the mine and associated infrastructure, is slated to cost US$4 billion. The consortium has been granted a 25 year concession over a 60 square kilometre site. Under the terms of a May 2009 agreement 1,473MW will be exported to the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) with 100MW for domestic Lao consumption. (The remainder is for on site use).[2]

Contact details

Lao Holding State Enterprise
Lane Xang Avenue, Hatsadytai Village,
Chanthabouly District, Vientiane Capital,
Lao PDR

P.O.Box 11536
Phone: (856-21)263805-06
Fax: (856-21)263804
E-mail: secretary AT laoholding.com
Website: http://www.laoholding.com/

Articles and resources

References

  1. Lao Holding State Enterprise, "Lao Holding State Enterprise", Lao Holding State Enterprisewebsite, accessed May 2011.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Government goes ahead Hongsa lignite power plant", Lao Voices, December 3, 2009. (This is a story from the KPL Lao News Agency).

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