With a power score of 1.75, Laos ranks number 75 among Emerging markets and number 22 in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Laos has a power score of 1.75, which puts it at rank 75 in the Emerging Markets power ranking. The power score of Laos is lower than the average of 2.17 in the Asia-Pacific region.
In the chart above all geographies within the region are arranged by power score from left to right. The circles are sized based on the population.
Laos implements policies in 4/8 categories tracked by Climatescope; Renewable energy target, Tax incentives, REC'S - Renewable Energy Certificates, and Priority generation dispatch
The average electricity price in Laos has increased from ~$62/MWh in 2023 to ~$66/MWh in 2024. Since 2019, the average electricity price in Laos has fluctuated between ~$59/MWh in 2022 and ~$87/MWh in 2019.
The top amount of capacity installed in Laos in 2024 was in Hydro at 9.68GW, up from 9.43GW in 2023.
The technology with the largest share of electricity generated in Laos in 2024 was Hydro at 15.39TWh, down from 18.75TWh in 2023.
Investment in clean energy in Laos was around $549.77M in 2024. This amounts to an increase of around 5320% from $10.14M in 2023.
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