Houay Kapheu is also sometimes spelled Houay Kaphe.
The Houay Kapheu Dam Hydropower project is a 5 MW facility located near Ban Xiengmai, Lao Ngam District, Saravane Province, southern Lao PDR. This location is a little south of National Road 20 about half way between Pakse and Salavan.
Concept image of what Houay Kapheu Hydro Power project is expected to look like below:
The headworks of the Houay Kapheu Hydropower Plant are located on Houay Kapheu (stream) which is a tributary of the Sedon (Xedon) river.
Houay Kapheu Power Sole Co. Ltd. seems to be the project developer and owner.
Houay Kapheu Hydropower project dam site location is at coordinates 15°21'18.0"N 106°09'42.0"E (15.355000, 106.161667) - at red marker in satellite image below:
Andritz Compact Hydro was a supplier of equipment. Vientiane Automation and Solution Engineering contracted with Andritz for supply, installation and commissioning of electro-mechanical equipment including two Pelton turbine units in 2017.
Houay Kapheu Hydropower project has 5 MW installed capacity from two horizontal Pelton turbines with 22 GWh estimated annual output.
FM Construction Sole Co. Ltd. was involved in construction. The project was estimated to cost about US$ 13.7 million.
The project includes a small reservoir, two weirs, an intake structure, a spillway, headrace canal, surge tank, forebay, penstock, power house, switch yard, regulating pond and 22 kV transmission line.
The plant's commercial operation was scheduled to start in 2020 but we aren't sure when the project went online.
Houay Kapheu Hydropower project site satellite image below:
Powerhouse is at coordinates - 15°22'02.1"N 106°08'47.4"E (15.367250, 106.146500)
Houay Kapheu Project details shown below:
Houay Kapheu penstock construction image below - photo taken from hill that also has surge tank:
Houay Kapheu downstream dam image below:
Houay Kapheu upstream dam image below:
Houay Kapheu powerhouse images below:
Houay Kapheu intake structure image below:
Houay Kapheu tunnel construction images below:
Houay Kapheu surge tank image below:
Houay Kapheu stream is shown at mid-left section of map below:
Houay Kapheu Hydropower Plant location shown below in Southern Laos hydropower map:
