Till date, the team constructed an on-site manufacturing facility, produced larger parts and eradicated the constraints of transportation to site on the public roads.
KGAL director Dave Griffiths said: "This is a significant step change in the approach to gate manufacture; it is usual for gates to be manufactured off-site and transported long distances to the project.
"In the case of Xayaburi, Whessoe decided to create an integrated manufacturing facility at the site, complete with CNC machining and painting facilities specifically designed and procured to deal with the large gates on this project.
"We hope this approach will be successful in securing further work in the region."
The Xayaburi hydroelectric project is under construction on the Lower Mekong River approximately 30km east of Xayaburi (Sainyabuli) town in Northern Laos.
Featuring seven 175MW Kaplan turbine-generators and one 60MW Kaplan turbine generator, the power plant will have a total installed capacity of 1,285MW, with a total annual energy production of 7,406 GWh.
