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Malaysian utility to carry electricity from Laos to Singapore.
Summary
Tenaga Nasional signed a two-year agreement to transmit about 30–100 megawatts of electricity from Laos to Singapore using existing regional grid links under the Laos-Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore Power Integration Project.
Content
Malaysia's Tenaga Nasional Bhd. signed a two-year agreement to enable transmission of electricity from Laos to Singapore. The arrangement expands an ongoing regional power project and will use existing transmission infrastructure. The article reports the flows are expected to be about 30–100 megawatts, with Laos described as a major regional power source. This development is part of a longer-standing vision among ASEAN members for a more interconnected electricity grid.
Deal details:
- Tenaga Nasional Bhd. signed a two-year agreement to carry power from Laos to Singapore.
- The transmission will use existing infrastructure to move about 30–100 megawatts of electricity.
- The arrangement expands the Laos-Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore Power Integration Project (LTMS-PIP).
- The second phase of the LTMS-PIP was finalized and Electricite Du Laos is set to pay TNB for transmission services; a related agreement to bring additional power from Malaysia to Singapore was made in 2024.
Summary:
The agreement advances cross-border electricity flows between Laos and Singapore and is part of the LTMS-PIP second phase. Undetermined at this time.
