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Sao Mai Wind Power Project is to be located in Nonghet District of Xieng Khouang province Lao PDR close to the eastern border of Laos and directly adjacent to Ky Son district in Nghe An province of Vietnam.

On 11 February 2026 the Lao government signed a MOU allowing a survey and feasibility study for the 300 MW wind power project

In October 2026 it seems the project is still in a study phase.

Vietnam-based Sao Mai Group is apparently the project developer and probably the main owner initially.

The project is planned to have a capacity of 300 MW and expected to be deployed over an area of about 17,920 hectares or 179.2 square kilometers.

The project will operate under the "Build-Own-Implement (BOO)" model for a period of years (unsure of how many years).

The 450 million USD project plans to export its power output to nearby Vietnam, maybe to the 220 kV Do Luong substation in Nghe Anh Province (not confirmed).

The project is about 15-20 km from Nam Can international border gate by road, creating favorable conditions for transporting equipment, construction and connecting power transmission facilities from Vietnam.

Sao Mai Wind Power project location is somewhere in Nonghet District but we aren't sure of exact coordinates. Nonghet town coordinates are at - 19°29'35.8"N 103°58'47.0"E (19.493278, 103.979722) in image below as an approximate location.

In 2026 we aren't sure if the area in Vietnam close to the project has available transmission absorbtion capacity to take the output from the Sao Mai project in the near future. In late 2025, much of the transmission capacity in that area was taken when the Truong Son Wind Power project went online.

Sao Mai Wind Power project is located in upper area of map below.