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Information from the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) said: On the morning of June 28, in Hanoi, under the witness of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and General Secretary, Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith, EVN General Director Tran Dinh Nhan attended the ceremony to exchange power purchase agreement (PPA) between EVN and hydropower investors in Laos.

A project to install two 500/200kV-450MVA transformers as well as 500kV power distribution devices at Pleiku 2 transformer station in Ia Kenh commune, in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai’s Pleiku city, were put into operation on June 10.

The Central Power Corporation (EVNCPC) has just had a working meeting with the Southern Laos Power System Management Board (under Laos Electricity Corporation - EDL) on content related to power grid transformation in Quang Tri province from 35 kV to operation in 22 kV voltage level and re-signed the power purchase agreement between EVNCPC and EDL

On the afternoon of July 27, 2018, Mr. Bounthong Chitmany - Member of Politburo, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Central Inspection Committee, General Inspector of Water Lao PDR leading a high level delegation of the Lao Government Inspectorate paid a working visit to the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN).

The Prime Minister has just issued a document to agree with the proposal of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) in principle on the ceiling price (maximum price) as 6.95 USCent/kWh for importing wind power from Laos. The average electricity price for the whole life of the project at the time of negotiation agreed between the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) and investor must be not exceed this ceiling price.