2010 Mega Projects
Hydro
The largest project that began operation in 2010 also holds the record as southeast Asia's largest hydroelectric power station. The first of six turbines at Vietnam's Son La station was grid connected in late-December.
Officials said that the 2400 MW plant is expected to be fully operational in 2012, three years ahead of a National Assembly target.
The second largest to go online in 2010 is in Laos, the 1070 MW Nam Theun 2 project commissioned in December. It is co-owned by EDF, the Laotian government, the Electricity Generating Public Company of Thailand and Italian-Thai Development.
After five years of construction, the plant began supplying Thailand in March 2010.
Next was Brazil's 855 MW Foz do Chapeco hydropower plant, which began commercial operations in 2010.
The plant is 51% owned by utility group CPFL Energia and sits on the border of southern states Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina.