Serba Dinamik Annual Report 2018

SERBA DINAMIK HOLDINGS BERHAD ANNUAL REPORT 2018 97 Figure 4-24: Power Generation Installed Capacity in Lao PDR Figure 4-25: Electricity Generation and Consumption in Laos Figure 4-26: Laos’ Electricity Generation Mix, 2015 Electricity generation in Laos far outweighs domestic consumption by more than three times. As of 2015, electricity generation in Laos stood at 16.3 TWh exceeding total consumption which stood at 4.2 TWh ( Figure 4-25 ). With a population of 6.7 million, the demand for electricity is small. Some of Laos’ power is exported to surrounding countries such as Cambodia, China, Thailand and Vietnam. Thailand takes up the majority of the share. Meanwhile, Laos also imports electricity from neighbouring countries to meet demand during the dry season. The border areas of Laos also import electricity as they are not connected to the national grid. In 2015, more than 80% of electricity in Laos were generated from hydropower plants ( Figure 4-26 ). Laos has been investing heavily on hydropower plant projects powered by the Mekong River. Currently, Laos has 48 operational hydropower plants with combined generating capacity of 6,444 MW. As of June 2018, there are 54 hydropower plants under construction across the country and they are scheduled to be completed by 2020. The country plans to operate 100 hydropower plants with combined installed generation capacity of 28,000 MW by 2020 to become the “battery of South East Asia”. In addition, Laos will also continue to study other options of renewable and clean energies such as solar panel and wind turbine in terms of sources of electricity production. (Source: Electricity du Laos, Ministry of Energy and Mines Lao PDR) (Source: Ministry of Energy and Mines, Lao PDR) (Source: Ministry of Energy and Mines, Lao PDR) P OW E R G E N E R AT I O N 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 0.2% 2.6% 104.8% 1.7% 5 10 0 25 50 75 100 125 Gigawatt (GW) Growth Rates (%) 2.98 2.97 3.06 6.26 6.37 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Electricity Generation Electricity Consumption 5 10 15 20 Terawatt Hours (TWh) 13.0 13.1 15.5 15.3 16.3 2.6 3.1 3.4 3.8 4.2 Biomass & Solar 0.02% Coal Hydro 86.12% 13.88%