The largest single photovoltaic project in Southeast Asia built by Chinese enterprises has been put into operation in Laos.

On April 7 local time, the commissioning ceremony of the first - phase 1 million - kilowatt photovoltaic project of the China General Nuclear Power (CGN) Clean Energy Base for Interconnectivity in Northern Laos was held in Vientiane, Laos, marking the successful commissioning of the largest single - unit photovoltaic project in Southeast Asia.

The project is located in Muang Sai and Namor Districts of Oudomxay Province, Laos. It is the first overseas green - field clean energy project of one million kilowatts independently planned and developed by CGN. It is also the first large - scale mountain photovoltaic project in Laos, and is constructed under the EPC general contracting of Yunnan Institute of China Power Engineering, a subsidiary of China Energy Engineering (2.860, - 0.01, - 0.35%). The project is expected to generate an average annual power of 1.65 billion kilowatt - hours, equivalent to reducing about 1.3 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions. The clean electricity produced will be transmitted to Yunnan through the 500 - kilovolt interconnection project between China and Laos, contributing to energy transformation and power supply guarantee. The project has led more than 70 industrial chain enterprises from China and Laos to participate in the construction together, helping Laos move towards the goal of becoming the "clean energy battery of Southeast Asia". (Yunnan Daily)