China southern power grid international trade guan：China Southern Power Grid stepping up trade

An employee works on the dam of the Nam Tha 1 Hydropower Station in Bokeo province, Laos, in 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]

China Southern Power Grid, one of the countrys two major power grids, is stepping up interconnection and international power trade in Southeast Asia to promote optimal allocation of clean energy while injecting green power into regional economic and social development.

China Southern Power Grid Yunnan International Co Ltd (YNIC), a subsidiary of China Southern Power Grid, formally signed a Power Purchase Agreement of 115 kilovolt Power Interconnection Project with Electricite du Laos (EDL) on March 9 to complement each other in electricity transmission between China and Laos.

Under the agreement, China can help consume excess hydropower from Laos between June and October when local hydropower resources are abundant, while China can also provide stable power supply to the northern parts of Laos during the dry season, said YNIC.

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