CK Power Plc (CKP), the power generation arm of construction firm CH Karnchang Plc, expects to start building a new hydropower plant near Luang Prabang on the Mekong River in northern Laos as it joins the global trend of focusing more on clean energy. The project faced a two-year delay caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The company recently signalled it is preparing for the construction by announcing to its shareholders a bank guarantee worth 98.1 million baht granted for the project, which will be developed and operated by CKP subsidiary Luang Prabang Power Co. The bank guarantee was approved f…