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Nam Pha Gnai — 19 MW Hydroelectric

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Nam Pha Gnai is a 19 MW hydro power plant located in Laos. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
19 MW

Installed

Commissioned
—

Year online

Owner
Nam Pha Gnai Hydropower Company Ltd.

Operator

Location
19.01, 102.87

Coordinates

Insights

#13
largest in %s
#4,547
largest %s worldwide
#20,028
largest worldwide
1
operated by %s
8
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
19 MW
Commissioned
—
Status
Operational
Owner
Nam Pha Gnai Hydropower Company Ltd.
Country
LAO
Coordinates
19.013, 102.873

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,615 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
129,171 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

351
cars / year
215
homes / year
73,393
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

Nam Lik 1-2

Laos · Hydroelectric

100MW · 2010

Nam Leuk

Laos · Hydroelectric

60MW · 2000

Nam Ngiep 3A

Laos · Hydroelectric

44MW

Nan Mang 3

Laos · Hydroelectric

40MW · 2011

About this plant

Nam Pha Gnai is a 19.2 MW hydroelectric power plant in Laos, operated by Nam Pha Gnai Hydropower Company Ltd. It is part of a growing hydroelectric sector in the country.

Ranked #12 of 19 hydro plants in Laos, it represents 0.62% of the total hydro capacity of 3,109 MW. The largest hydro plant in Laos is Nam Theun 2 at 1,070 MW, making Nam Pha Gnai 55.7 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Nam Ngum 2 (735 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Vientiane Province, approximately 100 km from Vientiane, the capital of Laos.

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