ABB wins Vietnam coal plant automation deal

ABB wins Vietnam coal plant automation deal

ABB has won a repeat order from Doosan Heavy Industries to automate a 600 MW
supercritical coal-fired power plant in Vietnam.

The project is an expansion of the Vinh Tan 4 plant east of Ho Chi Minh City
and once completed, it is die to add an extra 5600 MW to the national grid.
ABB's Symphony Plus automation system will control the plant's boiler,
turbine generator and auxiliaries.

The contract comes after ABB also won an order from Singapore-based Jurong
Engineering to utilise the Symphony Plus system at what will be the largest
combined cycle power plant in Myanmar.Vinh Tan 4 plant east of Ho Chi Minh
City

The 225 MW plant, which is due for completion in 2018, is in the Myingyan
district of Mandalay and is the country's first gas-fired power station. It
will be operated by Sembcorp Utilities and supply power to Myanmar Electric
Power Enterprise under a 22-year power purchase agreement.

Symphony Plus system will control the entire facility, including the
turbine, heat recovery steam generator and its auxiliaries, and
balance-of-plant.

Speaking at Asia Power Week in Seoul last week, Manjay Khazanchi, head of
the Asia Pacific hub of ABB's Power Generation unit, said: "A huge
transformation in energy demand is taking place globally, and the focus is
now on Asia.

"Over the next two decades, Asia accounts for three-quarter of projected
global energy demand, driven by rapid industrialization, population growth
and urbanization. While the world is moving away from coal, Asia's
dependence on it is becoming inevitable."

"Even so, the deployment of clean coal technology will represent more than
half of total installed capacity, ensuring higher efficiency and lower
emissions from coal generation."

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Ref:
http://www.powerengineeringint.com/articles/2016/09/abb-wins-vietnam-coal-pl
ant-automation-deal.html

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John Diecker
APT Consulting Group Co., Ltd.

www.aptthailand.com