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The Savan 1 Wind Power Project is located in Phin and Nong districts of Savannakhet Province, Lao PDR. The project is finished and has a commercial operation date (COD) of December 26, 2025.
The Project owner is Savan 1 Wind Power Sole Company Limited a subsidiary of the Vietnamese private company T&T Group while investors and developer are Vietnam-based T&T Group (Savan 1 Wind Power One Member LLC) and maybe Savan Vayu Renewable Energy Co. (SVARE).
Project funding was provided by Vietnam's Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MB) who acted as the lead arranger by structuring and providing the entire financing package for Phase 1.
The Project has two Phases with Phase 1 completing construction in 2025 and Phase 2 expected to start construction in 2026 with plans to be finished and operational by 2027.
Total project cost for both phases is estimated at US$ 768 million with Phase 1 costing US$ 490 million of that total.
Phase 1 has 300 MW capacity and 48 turbines while Phase 2 will have 195 MW capacity and 32 turbines. Combined capaciy for both phases would be 495 MW from 80 turbines with expected annual output of over 800 GWh.
All 48 "Goldwind GWH171 - 6.25 MW" turbines in the first phase were successfully installed as of November 2025 and full operation with transmission of output to Vietnam started in late 2025
Image below is of the Project's main site.
China Energy Engineering Guangdong Institute provided design services for the overall technical plan as well as the booster station design, transmission line planning and cross-border grid coordination.
Vietnam-based IPC Group oversaw on-site construction as well as labor and international supply chain management.
The Project EPC contractor is a group led by IPC Engineering and Construction Joint Stock Company (IPC E&C) and GEDI.
PLC Heavy Lifting Services JSC (PLC) is the main turbine installation contractor.
Wind turbines were supplied by Chinese wind turbine maker Goldwind Science & Technology Co Ltd.
Image maps below may show the general area of the Project in Savannakhet Province but the precise location on this map has not yet been confirmed.
The Project was approved by the Lao government in September 2024.
On January 9, 2025 Savan 1 Wind Power Company Limited was given a Concession by the Government of Laos to design, construct, own and operate the Savan 1 wind power project for 25 years and to export and sell electricity output to Vietnam. This concession was issued at the Vietnam-Laos Investment Cooperation Conference held that same day in Vientiane.
Images below show some of the completed turbine towers.
TRANSMISSION LINE
A distinguishing aspect of the project lies in the developer’s simultaneous implementation of both the power generation sources and the transmission line infrastructure within a single project entity, enabling control over the schedule and grid connections.
On Sept. 2, 2025, after just over 6 months of hurried construction, the 220 kV transmission line from the Savan 1 plant in Laos to the Vietnam border was completed and ready to be connected to Vietnam's national power grid.
The transmission line has a reported length of 50 km (unverified) within Laos from the 220 kV transformer station of Savan 1 Wind Power Plant to the Vietnam border across the Sepon (Xepon) river and to the Lao Bao 220 kV substation in Quang Tri Vietnam.
The transmission line towers are constructed from galvanized steel components bolted together and placed onto cast-in-place reinforced concrete foundations.
On August 31, 2025 the 220 kV transmission line was mostly completed as the power line cables were first pulled across the Sepon (Xepon) river (the border between Vietnam and Laos) to the first pole of the line on the Vietnamese side.
Transmission line images below:
PROJECT STATISTICS
The Project wind turbine towers are 130 meters tall and the turbine blades are 83 meters long.
The Phase 1 project is equipped with 48 GWH171 - 6.25 MW turbines and has a total installed capacity of 300 MW.
We don't know yet the exact MW capacity for Phase 2 turbines but may be also 6.25 MW each.
Phase 1 with 300 MW capacity is expected to cost US$ 490 million which calculates to an average cost of $1,633,000 per MW (490 million divided by 300 MW)
Phase 2 with 195 MW capacity may cost about US$ 278 million with an expected average cost of $1,425,000 per MW (278 million divided by 195 MW)
Project construction images below from website of PLC Heavy Lifting Services JSC (PLC) the main turbine installation contractor.
