“On 25 May, Laos and Cambodia signed a joint framework agreement in Phnom Penh to launch a feasibility study on a cross-border power grid interconnection.”
“State-owned utilities from both countries signed the agreement, with the ASEAN Center for Energy co-signing and coordinating the World Bank-funded initiative.”
“The Laos-Cambodia agreement adds a southern corridor to an already expanding regional grid. In late April, Laos and China activated a new 500 kV transmission line capable of carrying up to three billion kilowatt-hours annually from Oudomxay, including output from Laos’ largest solar farm, a 1,000 megawatts (MW) project generating approximately 1.65 billion kilowatt-hour per year.”
“The link made Laos the first country to trade renewable power directly into China’s electricity grid.”
“The Laos-Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore Power Integration Project has transmitted Lao hydropower to Singapore via Thailand and Malaysia since 2022, the first multilateral cross-border electricity trade among four ASEAN countries. The project now operates at full expanded capacity, doubling its total to 200 MW, with Laos as the primary upstream supplier.”
https://laotiantimes.com/2026/05/26/laos-cambodia-advance-asean-power-grid/