THL Group wins multi-million US$ contract with EDL
THL Group wins multi-million US$ contract with EDL
THL Group will construct 115 kV transmission lines, substations and distribution of electricity to remote rural areas in Huaphan province, in the northeast of Laos.
THL Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)/contract with Electricite du Laos (EDL) on December 17, 2014. THL Group is registered in Laos as a Norwegian domestic and foreign investment company and consists of: TH Lao Enterprise & Partners Co., Ltd., TH Lao Consulting Engineers Co., Ltd., and TH Lao Construction Engineers Co., Ltd.
THL Group, among several invited international bidders, managed to win the contract with EDL as an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) provider. The scope of THL Group's EPC contract is to construct 115 kV transmission lines and related substations in Huaphan province.
Moreover, THL Group shall include the distribution of renewable electricity to several remote rural villages and districts in Huaphan province.
Beyond the Norwegian engineers included in continuation of essential studies of the contractual scope of works, such as Multiconsult AS, with detailed engineering and design, THL Group will employ Lao engineers, Lao certified workers and Lao local workforce only, which THL Group's management has done in Laos over the previous 14 years, for the optimal benefit of the population of Laos.
Lao companies regarding civil work, mechanical work and electrical work will be included in THL Group's commitments of construction works, supervised by THL Group's professional Lao engineers.
THL Group's focus is the transfer of the latest innovation and technology, to act as a university, to train and educate Lao engineers and skilled workers to be professional and independent developers of Laos, besides getting Laos out of poverty.
The signed contract on December 17 is a construction extension of the existing Xamneua substation with an approximately 145km distance of double circuit 115 kV transmission line to a new 115/22 kV substation in Xiengkhor district.
With a new 115/22 kV substation in Xiengkhor district, multiple remote rural areas will receive 22/0.4 kV distribution of renewable generated electricity. In connection with the distribution of 0.4 kV (400 Volt) renewable generated electricity, THL Group shall install KWh meter units to every household of existing district end-users as well. The scope of works is divided into 2 phases, where phase 1 will be the transmission of 115 kV and construction of 115/22 kV substations, and phase 2 will be the distribution of renewable generated electrical energy to remote rural areas.
With the rapid development of hydropower renewable and sustainable power generation plants in this eastern area of Huaphan province, the generated electricity grid will be able to connect in to the new THL Group constructed double circuit 115 kV transmission line.
The estimated construction completion time of both mentioned phases will be 3-4 years from EPC commencement of phase 1. Phase 2 will commence and partly be implemented during the scope of construction works of phase 1.
Professional fulfillments of contractual milestones of the agreed works, international quality of works, international quality of products and international procedures of health, safety and environment, is THL Group's absolute focus and priority.
Besides the contractual distribution of renewable generated electricity to remote rural areas, THL Group will combine a grant development of infrastructure to those areas too.
