Bolikhamxay authorities signed investment agreements on 15 October for three solar power plants of up to 5 megawatts (MW) each in two districts, adding to a 100 MW project already advancing in the province.
Paksan Energy Development and Lao Clean Energy will build, own, and operate the plants on company-owned land. Authorities have not specified which company will develop each site.
One plant will be built in Thuay village, Thaphabat district, and two others in Houaysiat and Phone Sa-ard villages in Paksan district. Each plant will have a capacity of up to 5 MW.
Larger plant advances in Paksan
The agreements come weeks after developers met local communities on 18 September to discuss a separate 100 MW plant in Paksan district. The plant would cover lands in Nam Ngiep and Khuay Oudom villages, use 211,007 solar panels and generate about 197 gigawatt-hours a year.
Thailand’s APDL Solar Power Sole Co., Ltd. and India’s Kosher Climate India Private Limited are developing the project, but authorities have yet to announce when the companies will begin construction.
Solar projects expand across Laos
Solar power is also gaining ground in other parts of Laos.
In Champasak, authorities approved one solar project in Phonthong district in late April and signed a deal for another in Pathoumphone district in early July. In neighboring Salavanh, VS Solar One Co., Ltd. began building a solar plant in May and expects to finish it by the end of 2026.
Further north, Oudomxay is home to Laos’ largest solar farm, which began operating in late 2025. The 1,000 MW project will send electricity to China through a new high-voltage power line linking the two countries.
The projects form part of the government’s plan to make greater use of solar and wind power, which it aims to increase to 11 percent of the country’s electricity mix by 2030. For now, hydropower remains the main source of electricity in Laos.
