Vientiane, Nov. 11 -- Laos is accelerating the implementation of 47 power projects with a combined capacity of 8,260 MW for export to Vietnam.

Of these, 13 projects, with a total capacity of 2,763 MW, are already in commercial operation, while the remaining 34, with a combined capacity of 5,497 MW, are expected to be completed before 2030.

The figures were announced by Aphisit Sengsoulivong, Director General of the Department of Enterprise Registration and Management under the Lao Ministry of Industry and Commerce, at a press briefing during a field visit to the Monsoon Wind Power Project organised by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

He said the projects had received concession agreements approved by the Lao Government, while Vietnam ha...