The country's first atomic power plant will be located at Vinh Truong hamlet, Phuoc Dinh commune in Ninh Phuoc district of central coastal Ninh Thuan province, said VAEI Director Vuong Huu Tan at a press briefing to introduce an international exhibition on nuclear power scheduled to take place in Hanoi from May 16-19.

He added that the plant, designed to have two turbine groups, each with a capacity of 1,000 MW, will contribute 11 percent to the national power grid by 2025 and 30 percent  by 2050.