EVN to kick off construction on Mong Duong 1 thermo power plant in Oct
In its report on investment activities and business production in the first nine months of this year, Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) said that in October it would start construction on Mong Duong 1 thermo power plant.
This will be the group’s key task in the last quarter of this year together with the kickoff of construction on Duyen Hai 3 thermo power plant and preparation for the operation of official competitive electricity market as from January 1, 2012.
Mong Duong 1 thermo power plant invested by EVN will be one of two plants of Mong Duong Power Centre under the national electricity development scheme during 2006-2015, including vision till 2025 approved by the prime minister.
The plant with total capacity of 1,080 MW, including two turbines, will be built in region 3, Mong Duong ward, Cam Pha town in the northern province of Quang Ninh.
On September 15, EVN signed construction contract for the main plant of Mong Duong 1 thermo power plant project under the EPC (Engineering-Procurement-Construction) model with Korea-based Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co.Ltd contractor.
The total contract value is $1.274 billion, including design, supply, installation, trial run, hand-over, maintenance and insurance.
As planned, the first turbine of the plant will be handed over and put into commercial operation after 40 months of construction (in Q1, 2015) and the second one after 46 months (in Q3, 2015).
Source: Vietbiz24
Tags: Mong Duong 1 thermo power plant, Vietnam energy, Vietnam energy industry, Vietnam Energy sector
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