LAOS:Oudomxay - Results

Definition of electrification programme

The objective of this step was to define the technical, organizational and financial schemes for the sustainable electrification of the priority villages of Oudomxay, using all data collected during previous studies. The Fondation led this task using its NORIA tool, while being regularly in touch with European and local partners.

The document outcome of this step presents all the findings and the programme proposed. Its synthesis is available on this website : « Green electricity for 35 000 rural villagers of Oudomxay ». For more information, thanks to contact us.

The table below is a summary of the programme:

Green electricity for 35 000 rural villagers of Oudomxay

Nber of villages:

30

Nber of beneficiaries:

35 000

Nber of domestic customers:

2 600

Nber of social infrastructures:

54

Nber of economic activities:

96

Rural elect. rate in the target areas before and after the Programme:

9% before

22% after

Technologies adopted and capacity installed

Solar Home Systems, for 6 villages (16 kWp)

Solar plants for 8 villages (61 kWp)

2 hydro power plants supplying 16 villages (105 kW)

Investment cost:

2 550 000 Euros

Tariff rate:

0.3 €/kWh, which excludes depreciation costs

Number of tonnes of CO2 avoided:

5 000 over 20 years

A final seminar was organized on the 23rd of November 2009 in Vientiane. The total number of participants was 44, gathering a panel of local actors, from national or local institutions and authorities, NGOs, private entrepreneurs and financing agencies. The RESIREA project and its proposed programme were presented. The objective was to answer all questions of the participants and raise the interest of local actors for the future implementation of the “Green electricity” project in Oudomxay. The minutes and the pictures of the seminar are available on this website. The posters and the presentations can be found here