The Toshiba Hydro Power (Hangzhou) Company, a subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation, has won a contract from Sinohydro Resources to supply three 80 MW hydroelectric turbines and generators. The turbines are slated for use in the Nam Ou 5 hydropower plant on the Nam Ou river in Laos. The first unit is likely to be commissioned by December 2015. Toshiba has also supplied turbines for the Nam Ngum 2 and Nam Ngiep 2 hydropower projects in Laos.