Applying 5,220 average operating hours per year (EDL, 2018) and 0.5595 tCO2/MWh emission factor of the Lao grid (UNFCCC, 2019), about 13,000 ktCO2e/y emission were abated in this sector through the displacement of electricity that would otherwise be supplied to the grid by more GHG-intensive means. The amount is equivalent to 26% of total national emissions in year 2000 (50,742 ktCO2e). Other achievements include implementation of the rural electrification programme which led to the electrification of 93.79% of the total population (EDL, 2018), beyond the 90% M3 target which was set in the 2015 NDC.
rural electrification programme which led to the electrification
What are the downstream actions that are incorporated in the Energy Sector as part of Nationally Determined Contributions?