Lao Holding State Enterprise

Lao Holding State Enterprise (LHSE) is a Lao government owned company which holds the government shares in power development projects such as the Nam Thuen 2 Power Company and "any other Power Project Company's which are acquired by LHSE or are transferred to it by the Government".

Interests in Hongsa coal plant
LHSE is a 20% shareholder in Hongsa Power Company which is developing the Hongsa power station near the town of Hongsa in the Sayaboury province in Laos.

Other shareholders in the Hongsa Power Company are Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding Public Company (RATCH),(40%) and Banpu Power (40%) (a susbidiary of the the Thai coal-mining company Banpu

The power station is proposed as a mine-mouth power station which, together with the mine and associated infrastructure, is slated to cost US$4 billion. The consortium has been granted a 25 year concession over a 60 square kilometre site. Under the terms of a May 2009 agreement 1,473MW will be exported to the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) with 100MW for domestic Lao consumption. (The remainder is for on site use).

Contact details
Lao Holding State Enterprise Lane Xang Avenue, Hatsadytai Village, Chanthabouly District, Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR

P.O.Box 11536 Phone: (856-21)263805-06 Fax: (856-21)263804 E-mail: secretary AT laoholding.com Website: http://www.laoholding.com/

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