Agriculture

Lao PDR

Grants & Concessional Finance

Indian Lines of Credit (LOCs) offered to Lao PDR in recent past include:

115 KV Transmission Line from Ban-Na in Champassak Province to Attapeu– completed in 2006.
LOC for (a) Equipment for rural electrification, (b) Pakson-Jaingxai- Bangyo Transmission Line and (c) Nam Song 7.5 MW Hydropower Project – completed in 2009, 2010 and 2012 respectively.
LOC for Irrigation schemes in Champassak Province: comprising 3 components: (a) Conversion of diesel to electric driven pump sets & improvement of 3 pumping stations, (b) installation of ten large pump sets and (c) six large irrigation schemes (2009) – completed in 2015.
LoC extended to Lao PDR in 2010 for (a) 230 KV Double Circuit Transmission Line from Nabong to Thabok and substations has been completed (b) Balance part of LoC for Improvement and Expansion of 22KV Distribution Line in Vientiane Capital City Branches Project - discussions are underway for implementation.
LOC for irrigation projects – One component i.e., conversion and commissioning of diesel driven pumps into electric pumps completed in August 2019. Project related to the construction of Nam Xang Dam in Xayboury Province is under implementation. Other components are under discussion with Government of Lao PDR.