KPL reported that Bolikhamxay province authorized Convalt Energy to investigate a potential solar power plant in Namdeua village, Pak Kading district. The proposed study area covered 150 hectares.
A defined feasibility stage
An MOU was signed on 24 April 2017 between the province and Hari Achuthan, Chairman and CEO of ACO Investment Group and Convalt Energy. Provincial Governor Kongkeo Xaysongkham attended. The agreement provided for data collection and a feasibility study, with the survey expected to take about six months.
An early U.S. initiative
KPL described Convalt as the first U.S.-based company to undertake this type of study in Laos and noted that the renewable-energy proposal aligned with Lao government policy. The report also recorded Convalt’s founding as a Delaware LLC in 2011.