Climate targets: Energy

• NDC content

  7 targets

  • Conditional: 1 GW total installed solar and wind capacity in the country
    Energy | Fixed level target | Target year: 2030 | Base year: 2021
    Source:

    Lao People's Democratic Republic's INDC
  • 25,500 MW installation of hydro power plants (5,500 MW by 2020 and 20,000 MW after 2020)
    Energy | Target year: 2020
    Source:

    Lao People's Democratic Republic's INDC
  • 30% of energy consumption from renewable energy by 2025
    Energy | Target year: 2025
    Source:

    Lao People's Democratic Republic's INDC
  • Unconditional: Introduction of 50,000 energy efficient cook stoves
    Energy | Fixed level target | Target year: 2030 | Base year: 2021
    Source:

    Lao People's Democratic Republic's INDC
  • Unconditional: 13GW total hydropower capacity (domestic and export use) in the country by 2030
    Energy | Fixed level target | Target year: 2030 | Base year: 2021
    Source:

    Lao People's Democratic Republic's INDC
  • Conditional: 10% reduction of final energy consumption compared to business-as-usual scenario
    Energy | Baseline scenario target | Target year: 2030 | Base year: 2021
    Source:

    Lao People's Democratic Republic's INDC
  • Conditional: 300 MW total installed biomass capacity in the country
    Energy | Fixed level target | Target year: 2030 | Base year: 2021
    Source:

    Lao People's Democratic Republic's INDC

• National laws and policies

  1 target

  • 30% renewable of total energy consumption by 2025
    Energy | Base year target | Target year: 2025 | Base year: 2025
    Source:

    Renewable Energy Development Strategy 2011

    Executive | 2011

For further analysis of the NDC, see Lao People's Democratic Republic country profile on