Nam Theun 1: Built in Laos – banked in Thailand

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Power, Renewables

Region:

Asia-Pacific

Max Thompson

Managing Editor

Sponsors of the Nam Theun 1 hydro project in Laos closed a tightly priced ECA-backed facility last month. The deal, which took three years from start to finish, has lessons for participants on how to achieve a pure Thai bank financing with a Laos-based project.

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