China’s CGN brings Southeast Asia’s largest solar project online in Laos
A 1 GW photovoltaic (PV) project in northern Laos has been connected to the grid, marking the largest single solar installation in Southeast Asia and the country’s first utility-scale mountainous PV development. Developed by China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN), the project is Phase I of the Northern Laos Clean Energy Base and is located in Mengxai and Namo districts of Oudomxay province. The project was formally commissioned on April 7, 2026 in Vientiane, with…