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10 - Hydropower3. DemandIn Tables 2 and 3, actual electricity consumption and peak load over the last 10 years are presentedfor the four countries of the Lower Mekong Basin.Table 2. Actual electricity consumption (1990-2000)Year Cambodia Lao PDR Thailand Viet NamEnergy Annual Energy Annual Energy Annual Energy AnnualSales Growth Demand Growth Demand Growth Demand Growth(GWh) Rate(%) (GWh) Rate(%) (GWh) Rate(%) (GWh) Rate(%)1990 273 43,189 8,6781991 311 13.9 49,225 14.0 9,152 5.51992 356 14.5 56,006 13.8 9,654 5.51993 373 4.8 62,180 11.0 10,665 10.51994 394 5.6 69,651 12.0 12,284 15.21995 121 480 21.8 78,880 13.3 14,636 19.11996 200 65.3 543 13.1 85,924 8.9 16,946 15.81997 254 27.0 604 11.2 92,725 7.9 19,151 13.01998 304 19.7 688 13.9 92,134 -0.6 21,665 13.11999 313 3.0 772 12.2 90,414 -1.9 23,739 9.62000 381 21.7 865 12.0 96,781 7.0 26,722 12.6Notes: The above data for Cambodia are for energy sales and only for the government’s agency,Electricité du Cambodge. All data are for countries as a whole.Source: ADB 2001Table 3. Actual peak load (1990-2000)Year Cambodia Lao PDR Thailand Viet NamPeak Annual Peak Annual Peak Annual Peak AnnualLoad Growth Load Growth Load Growth Load Growth(MW) Rate (MW) Rate(%) (MW) Rate(%) (MW) Rate(%)1990 48 7,094 1,6601991 55 14.6 8,045 13.4 1,850 11.41992 63 14.5 8,877 10.3 2,005 8.41993 64 1.6 9,730 9.6 2,143 6.91994 71 10.9 10,709 10.1 2,408 12.41995 85 19.7 12,268 14.6 2,796 16.11996 95 11.8 13,311 8.5 3,177 13.61997 108 13.7 14,506 9.0 3,595 13.21998 126 16.7 14,180 -2.2 3,875 7.81999 146 15.9 13,712 -3.3 4,329 11.72000 114 167 14.4 14,918 8.8 4,890 13.0Note: data are for countries as a whole.Source: ADB 2001209