[Vietnam Laos Energy Cooperation: Hejing 500 kV Transmission Project Approved] The People's Committee of Hejing Province has approved the investment policy and investors for the 500 kV transmission line project from Cha Lo in Laos to Hejing. The total investment of this project exceeds 2.3 trillion Vietnamese dong (approximately 88 million US dollars), and it will construct approximately 45 kilometers of dual circuit 500 kV transmission lines, expand two bays within the Haijing 500 kV substation, and require 20 hectares of permanent land, 15 hectares of temporary land, and 162 hectares of safe passage. The project will run for 50 years and be implemented in two phases. The first phase will be from the fourth quarter of 2025 to the third quarter of 2026, and the second phase will be fully operational in the third quarter of 2027. It can enhance the national power transmission capacity, alleviate the power shortage in the north, and promote energy cooperation between Vietnam and Laos. Editor/Cheng Liting

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