The Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi and other shareholders of the Monsoon wind power project have raised US$692m to finance the 600 MW onshore wind park located in southern Laos. Mitsubishi, Thailand’s BCPG, ACEN renewables and other stakeholders have secured the financing package from the Asian Development Bank, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and other lenders.
The US$1.5bn wind project is developed by Impact Energy Asia Development (IEAD), a joint venture of Impact Wind Investment Limited (owned by Mitsubishi Corporation and an affiliate of Impact Electrons Siam , 55%) and BPCG (45%), on an area covering 64,000 hectares (640 km2) in the districts of Dak Cheung and Sanxay, between the north-eastern Thai province of Ubon Ratchathani and the Vietnamese province of Quảng Nam. The government of Laos has signed a 25-year concession with BCPG for the project, which is expected to become operational by 2025. The power generated from the Monsoon wind project will be sold across the border to the state-owned company Electricité du Vietnam (EVN) via a 500 kV transmission line, under a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) signed with EVN in July 2021.
Laos currently doesn't have any wind power installed capacity, however, over 3.6 GW of projects are under development as the country is seeking to develop its wind capacity. In September 2022, the Laotian Ministry of Planning and Investment announced plans to invest over US$2.1bn for the construction of a 1.2 GW onshore wind power project in Lako, Sepon district, Savannakhet province (southern Laos). The electricity generated will be consumed in the country and exported to Vietnam as well.
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