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The proposed Northern Cross-Border Power Trade and Distribution Project aims to promote regional power exchange in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) and expand access
to energy in several northern provinces in the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). The project will help address Lao PDRs need to: (i) expand access to low-cost, reliable power in rural areas; and (ii) develop power interconnections between Lao PDR and Thailand and Myanmar to increase power trade. The project will support the national electric utility, Electricite du Laos (EDL) to (i) expand distribution lines and provide off-grid alternatives in the provinces of Luang Namtha, Bokeo and Phongsaly; (ii) provide at least 8,000 household electricity meters for newly-connected customers; and (iii) construct one or more high-voltage transmission line(s) connecting northern Lao PDR with Mae Chan, Thailand and/or Shan State, Myanmar. The project builds on lessons learned from the GMS Northern Power Transmission Project and previous regional transmission support by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The project is included in the country operations business plan, 2018- 2020 and the GMS Regional Investment Framework 2022.
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