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Nam Ngiep 3A — 44 MW Hydroelectric

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Nam Ngiep 3A is a 44 MW hydro power plant located in Laos. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
44 MW

Installed

Commissioned
—

Year online

Owner
Phongsubthavy Road and Bridge Construction Company Ltd.

Operator

Location
19.29, 103.34

Coordinates

Insights

#11
largest in %s
#3,350
largest %s worldwide
#14,789
largest worldwide
2
operated by %s
4
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
44 MW
Commissioned
—
Status
Operational
Owner
Phongsubthavy Road and Bridge Construction Company Ltd.
Country
LAO
Coordinates
19.289, 103.342

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
3,700 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
296,018 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

804
cars / year
493
homes / year
168,192
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

Nearby Stations

Nam Theun 2

Laos · Hydroelectric

1,070MW · 2010

Nam Ngum 2

Laos · Hydroelectric

735MW · 2011

Theun Hinboun

Laos · Hydroelectric

280MW · 2012

Houay Ho

Laos · Hydroelectric

157MW · 1999

Nam Lik 1-2

Laos · Hydroelectric

100MW · 2010

Nam Leuk

Laos · Hydroelectric

60MW · 2000

About this plant

Nam Ngiep 3A is a 44 MW hydroelectric power plant in Laos, operated by Phongsubthavy Road and Bridge Construction Company Ltd. It is one of 19 hydro plants in the country, contributing to Laos’s renewable energy generation.

Ranked #10 of 19 hydro plants in Laos, Nam Ngiep 3A represents 1.42% of Laos’s total hydro capacity of 3,109 MW. The largest hydro plant in Laos is Nam Theun 2 at 1,070 MW, making Nam Ngiep 3A 24.3 times smaller.

There are no nearby plants within 50 km, and Nam Ngiep 3A is located in the Bolikhamxai Province of Laos, approximately 150 km from the capital city, Vientiane.

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