Potential Floating Solar Projects in Mekong Region

This map shows both proposed floating solar plants in the Mekong region as well as a series of dam reservoirs which are large enough to potentially host a floating solar installation.

Calculations for floating solar photovoltaic (FPV) potential output use a conservative estimate of 5% coverage for reservoir surface area and a similarly conservative assumption of 0.3 MW per hectare, which is a similar rate used for the existing FPV power plant at Sirindhorn Dam in Thailand.
Chart: Mikenna MontgomerySource: Stimson Mekong Infrastructure Tracker, supported by USAID and The Asia Foundation, 9/22/2020Embed Created with Datawrapper