PM okays Lai Chau hydro-power plant

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the construction of the Lai Chau hydro-power plant in Muong Te District, northern mountainous Lai Chau Province.

Electricity of Viet Nam is the investor of the 1,200MW project, worth VND35.7 trillion (US$1.8 billion), which will begin construction late this year for completion in 2017. The first turbine is scheduled to go online in 2016.

The province’s People’s Committee has been assigned as the investor for the resettlement and compensation project in preparation for plant construction.

According to the Prime Minister Decision No 819/QD-TTg, more than 1,330 households in eight of the province’s communes and one town will be relocated to new areas.

The plant is expected to provide an average 4,670 million kWh annually. — VNS

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