Project Name: The Cascade Run-of-River Hydropower Potential Development Project on Mekong Mainstream
Name of Company: Panya Consultants Co., Ltd.
Name of Associated Firm: Maha Nakhon Consultants Co., Ltd. (for Potential Plan Study), Macro Consultants Co., Ltd. (for Pre-Feasibility Study)
Location: Mekong River, Loei and Ubon Ratchathani Provinces, Thailand , Vientiane Capital and Champasack Provinces, Lao PDR
Client: Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency
Project Cost: 554,026 million baht
Type of Service: Potential Plan study, pre-feasibility study and initial environment examination
Project Description: The seven run-of-river hydropower projects on Mekong mainstream resulted from potential study can be summarized as follows:
- Khone Falls Hydropower project with installed capacity of 4 x 60 MW
- Ban Koum Hydropower Project with installed capacity of 25 x 82 MW
- Pak Chom Hydropower Project with installed capacity of 13 x 114 MW
- Luang Prabang Hydropower Project with installed capacity of 10 x 124 MW
- Sayaburi Hydropower Project with installed capacity of 11 x 92 MW
- Pak Beng Hydropower Project with installed capacity of 9 x 108 MW
- Sambor Hydropower Project with installed capacity of 35 x 75 MW
The pre-feasibility study and initial environmental examination of the two following projects are carried out:
1. Pak Chom Hydropower Project The location of the barrage is adjacent to Ban Huai Khop, Hat Khamphi Sub-district, Pak Chom District, Loei Province, Thailand and near Ban Huai Hang, Sangthong District, Vientiane Capital Province, Lao PDR.
- Spillways are reinforced concrete structures, equipped with 14 radial gates which are 20.00 m wide and 25.50 m high.
- A powerhouse is located on the left side of the spillway with total installed capacity of 1,079 MW. It is equipped with 13 bulb turbines and 83 MW each.
- Navigation locks are located on the right side of the Mekong River.
- Stream fishway is located on the left bank of the Mekong River.
2. Ban Koum Hydropower Project is near Tha Long Village, Huai Phai Sub-district, Khong Chiam District, Ubon Ratchathani Province, Thailand and Ban Koum Noi, Sanasomboon District, Champasack Province, Lao PDR. The project features can be summarized as follows:
- Spillways are reinforced concrete structures, equipped with 22 radial gates which are 20.0 m wide and 25.50 m high.
- A powerhouse is located on the left and right sides of the spillway with total installed capacity of 1,872 MW. It is equipped with 26 bulb turbines and 72 MW each.
- Navigation locks are located on the right bank of the Mekong River.
- Stream fishway is located on the left bank of the Mekong River
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