On 14 January, Malaysia’s Tenaga Nasional Berhad, Electricité du Laos, and the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand signed the Phase 2 Energy Wheeling Agreement under the Lao PDR–Thailand–Malaysia–Singapore Power Integration Project.
The agreement, which takes effect immediately and will run for two years, allows electricity produced in Laos to be sold and delivered to Singapore using existing transmission networks in Thailand and Malaysia.
Officials said the deal completes the operational framework for the project’s second phase, reinforcing Laos’ role as a regional power supplier and advancing cross-border electricity trade within ASEAN.
[Among investments is] a USD 1.45 billion agreement with Chinese and Singapore-based partners to develop an 1,800-megawatt clean energy project in Xekong Province, scheduled for completion by early 2030.
Laos is also progressing with the Lao–China 500-kilovolt interconnection project, due for completion in 2026, which will enable the exchange of up to 1,500 megawatts of electricity and the transmission of around 3 billion kilowatt-hours of clean energy annually.