A ground-breaking ceremony for Duyen Hai 3 Terminal Power Plant, a key project of the National Power Development Master Plan VII, was held in Tra Vinh province on December 8.
Addressing the ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai underlined the importance of the Duyen hai 3 project, as it will generate power for business production and domestic use in the Mekong Delta region.
He praised the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), the major investor, and CHENGDA – DEC - SWEPDI – ZEPC, the co-contractors, for speeding up negotiations of bidding packages and land clearance for the project to get off the ground on schedule.
He assigned EVN to work closely with contractors to ensure the project meets technical specifications and is completed as planned.
The coal-fired power plant, to be built on an area of 879ha, has two turbine generators with a total design capacity of 1,244MW. Once completed, it is expected to generate 7.8 billion kWh annually.
The project has total investment of VND28.5 trillion, of which 85 percent comes from loans and the remainder is sourced from EVN.
The first generator is scheduled to operate commercially in 46 months, and the second generator in 50 months.
Source : VOV