Recently, Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) and Laos' Xaysana Energy Co., Ltd. officially signed the agreement for the Nam Yim Hydropower Project in Vientiane, the capital of Laos.

The Nam Yim Hydropower Project is located in Sekong Province in southern Laos, with an installed capacity of 90 MW. The project is intended to be incorporated into the Laos-Cambodia power interconnection plan, with the electricity generated mainly exported to Cambodia, to alleviate Cambodia's seasonal power supply shortages and promote energy complementarity, economic development, and livelihood improvement between the two countries.

PowerChina entered the Lao market in 1996. Through 28 years of unremitting efforts, it has extensively participated in the construction of power, transportation, and municipal projects in Laos, gradually forming two core business segments: engineering contracting and power investment. It has completed more than 100 major projects and invested over US$3 billion in Laos, becoming one of the most important participants in Laos' power development. The company's invested and constructed projects, including the Nam Ou River cascade hydropower stations, the Nam Ngum 5 Hydropower Station, and the China-Laos Railway, as well as the Nam Theun-Hinboun Hydropower Station and the Monsoon Wind Power Project it has contracted to build, have contributed to promoting