US$1.3 bln to build Duyen Hai 3 thermal plant

An engineering, procurement and construction contract, worth of US$1.3 billion, for the Duyen Hai 3 Thermal Power Plant was signed in Hanoi on August 5 between the Electricity of Vietnam and a Chinese partner CHENGDA-DEC-SWEPDI – ZEPC.

The contract also covered insurance for the installation process of the plant, which had a total designed capacity of 1,245MW with an annual output of 7.5-8 billion kWh.

The plant will be located on 62.28 hectares in Dan Thanh commune, Duyen Hai district, in the Mekong delta province of Tra Vinh.

Once finished in the third quarter in 2015, the plant will help to meet the substantial power demand of the southern region. – VOV

Tags: Duyen Hai 3 thermal plant, Vietnam electricity, Vietnam energy, Vietnam power shortage

Posted by VBN on Aug 6 2011. Filed under Energy. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry