Vietnam: EVN to resume Quang Trach I in late 2017

Vietnam: EVN to resume Quang Trach I in late 2017

State-run Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) will resume the construction of Quang
Trach I thermal power plant at the end of 2017, with a total investment
capital of VND33 trillion ($1.47 billion), according to newswire Tuoitre.

Quang Trach I is one of the two thermal power plants located in Quang Trach
Power Centre in Quang Binh province.

The plant includes two turbines with a total capacity of 1,200 MW. According
to EVN's plans, the first turbine will come into test operation in 2021 and
the second unit in 2022.

Previously, EVN was chosen to replace Vietnamese oil and gas group
PetroVietnam to develop the long-delayed thermal power plant.

The project's construction was kicked off in July 2011, with the total
investment capital of $1.7 billion. The two turbines were expected to come
into operation in June and December 2015 and contribute to the national grid
an annual 8.5 billion kWh.

However, more than five years after the ground-breaking ceremony, the
construction has been immobile save for a finished office building.

Regarding Quang Trach II thermal power plant, the other plant in Quang Trach
Power Centre, EVN will replace Russian Inter RAO Group to carry out a
pre-feasibility study on the project.

The new investor has yet to release the specific date to start the
construction, however, EVN expects to take the first turbine on a test-run
in 2028 and the second one in 2029.

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Link to Original Article:
http://www.vir.com.vn/evn-to-resume-quang-trach-i-in-late-2017.html

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John Diecker
APT Consulting Group Co., Ltd.

www.aptthailand.com