Vietnam: Phu My thermal power company reached a generation of 250 billion kWh

Vietnam: Phu My thermal power company reached a generation of 250 billion
kWh

At 03:50 am on June 15, 2017, Phu My thermal power company - an independent
accounting company of Power Generation Corporation No3 (GENCO 3) has become
the first power company in Vietnam to generate 250 billion kWh - a highest
output so far in Vietnam to the national power system.

Phu My power plant is the first gas turbine combine cycle (GTCC) project in
Vietnam that was started to construction in 90th decade of the last century.
The fuel for the power plant is associated gas from Bach Ho (White Tiger)
oil field.

In 2005, by a decision of Prime Minister Phu My power plant was transformed
into Phu My thermal power single member company Ltd (Phu My thermal power
company - Phu My TPC), and in 2012, by a decision of the Ministry of
Industry and Trade, Phu My TPC was structured as fundament for the formation
of GENCO3. In 2016, by a decision of GENCO3, Phu My TPC was again founded.

Through 20 year - development, from a gas turbine single cycle with two
units by 144 MW each in 1997, today Phu My TPC manages and operates a GTCC
plant including 13 units with a total capacity of 2540 MW (as a largest
power plant in Vietnam that equal to 6.6% of the national system capacity)
and a generation of 16 TWh per year (18% of the southern system and 9% of
the national system generation).

Annually, on dry season peak days Phu My TPC usually generates 50 - 57
million kWh equal to 20% of the southern system and 10% of national system
generation.

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Link to Original Article:
http://nangluongvietnam.vn/news/en/electricity/phu-my-thermal-power-company-
reached-a-generation-of-250-billion-kwh.html

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John Diecker
APT Consulting Group Co., Ltd.

www.aptthailand.com