On February 6, 2023, Vice President of Laos, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the People's Revolutionary Party, and executive secretary of the Central Secretariat, Bentong Jimani inspected the 600MW mountain wind power project in Muang Son, Laos, which was undertaken by PowerChina. Governor of Xegong Province Leklay Sivilay accompanied the inspection.

Speech by Vice President Bentong

Bentong and his party arrived at the project site in the rain, listened to the project leader's report on the progress of the project, inspected the construction of the main camp, and expressed satisfaction with the site situation. Bentong said that the Monson project is the first wind power project in Laos and has important economic and social significance. In his speech, Bentong emphasized that the project construction should take into account the upgrading of local environment, roads and other infrastructure, and vigorously attract local residents to participate in the project construction, which will benefit the local economy and people's livelihood, and requires government departments at all levels to actively support and cooperate with the project construction work.

Mengsong Wind Power Project

According to reports, the Monson Wind Power Project is located in Xegong Province and Attapeu Province in southern Laos. The main contents of the project include a 600MW wind farm, booster station and transmission lines. This project is the first wind power project in Laos and also the largest wind power project undertaken by China Power Construction Corporation overseas.

After the project is completed, it will mainly transmit electricity to Vietnam. This is the first time that Laos has realized the cross-border transmission of new energy electricity, which will help Laos further build its vision of batteries in Southeast Asia. Editor/He Yuting