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Nam Nga — 15 MW Hydroelectric

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Nam Nga is a 15 MW hydro power plant located in Laos. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
15 MW

Installed

Commissioned
—

Year online

Owner
Electricite de Laos (EDL)

Operator

Location
20.18, 101.93

Coordinates

Insights

#16
largest in Laos
#4,988
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#21,631
largest worldwide
8
operated by Electricite de Laos…
3
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
15 MW
Commissioned
—
Status
Operational
Owner
Electricite de Laos (EDL)
Country
LAO
Coordinates
20.183, 101.934

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,219 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
97,551 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

265
cars / year
163
homes / year
55,427
trees to offset

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

Nearby Stations

Hongsa

Laos · Coal

1,878MW · 2016

Nam Ngum 2

Laos · Hydroelectric

735MW · 2011

Nam Lik 1-2

Laos · Hydroelectric

100MW · 2010

Nam Ngiep 3A

Laos · Hydroelectric

44MW

Nam Pha Gnai

Laos · Hydroelectric

19MW

Nam Sana

Laos · Hydroelectric

14MW

About this plant

Nam Nga is a 14.5 MW hydro power plant in Laos, operated by Electricite de Laos (EDL).

Ranked #15 of 19 hydro plants in Laos. Its 14.5 MW represents 0.47% 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 Nga 73.8 times smaller.

There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in the Bolikhamxai Province, approximately 150 km northeast of Vientiane.

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