EPC contract signed on Vinh Tan 4 thermal plant expansion
An Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract on the expansion of Vinh Tan 4 thermal power plant at the Vinh Tan Power Centre in Binh Thuan was signed between the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) Group and four contractors at a ceremony held in Hanoi on March 10.
The US$1.1 billion expansion project will be carried out by the Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction (the Republic of Korea), Mitsubishi Corporation (Japan), along with the local Power Engineering and Consulting 2 JSC and Pacific Ocean Engineering JSC.
Once becoming operational in the end of 2019, the 600MW-capacity plant is able to add some 3.6 billion kWh to the national grid.
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Construction of the plant will be commenced in the first quarter of this year.
The Vinh Tan Power Centre is comprised of four thermal power plants with a combined capacity of 5,600 MW. It will generate power mostly for the southern central region and localities in the south.
