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{{#badges:CoalSwarm|Navbar-Vietnamcoal}}'''Nam Định power station''', also called '''Hải Hậu power station''', is a proposed 1200-megawatt (MW) coal plant in Nam Định province, Vietnam. ==Location== The map below shows the location of Hải Ninh commune, the approximate location where the plant would be built, in Hải Hậu district, Nam Định province. {{#display_point:20.10120, 106.21355|width=600|height=500|type=hybrid|zoom=13Moved to GEM}} ==Background==In Dec. 2013, Nam Định provincial authorities said they would support the construction of a 2,400-MW coal plant by the Korean Taekwang Vina Company, a subsidiary of the [[Taekwang Group]]. The plant would cost $4.5 billion, and is slated to begin construction in 2014; two units, with 1,200 MW capacity, would come online in 2017, and the other two would come online in 2021.<ref>[http://vietnamnews.vn/economy/249047/45b-thermal-plant-takes-shape.html $4.5B Thermal Plant Takes Shape], ''Viêt Nam News'', Dec. 17, 2013.</ref> Site preparation work has begun. In June 2014, Taekwang signed a joint agreement with Saudi company First National Operation & Maintenance Co. (NOMAC), a subsidiary of [[ACWA Power]], to build the first 1,200-MW, $2 billion phase of the plant. [[POSCO|POSCO Engineering & Construction]] was selected as the preferred engineering, procurement, & construction (EPC) bidder.<ref>[http://gulfbusiness.com/2014/06/saudis-acwa-signs-2bn-deal-develop-power-plant-vietnam/#.VR3gCpPF938 Saudi’s ACWA Signs $2bn Deal To Develop Power Plant In Vietnam], Gulf Business, 19 June 2014.</ref><ref>[https://www.zawya.com/story/ACWA_Power_signs_Joint_Development_Agreement_with_Taekwang_Power_Holdings_from_Korea_for_the_Nam_Dinh_1_Coal_Fired_power_project_in_Vietnam-ZAWYA20140619070028/ ACWA Power signs Joint Development Agreement with Taekwang Power Holdings from Korea for the Nam Dinh 1 Coal Fired power project in Vietnam], ACWA Power press release, 19 June 2014.</ref> In June 2015, Vietnam's prime minister pushed the project forward, directing the Ministry of Industry & Trade to aid the Taekwang-ACWA consortium in lining up investors for the project.<ref>[http://nangluongvietnam.vn/news/en/electricity/the-mechanisms-for-implementing-nam-dinh-thermal-power-plant-project.html The Mechanisms for implementing Nam Dinh Thermal Power Plant Project], Vietnam Energy, 30 June 2015.</ref> The project would use coal provided by state coal mining group Vinacomin. Vietnam is planning to exploit its Red River coal basin, which is estimated to have reserves of over 230 million tonnes.<ref>David Rogers, [http://www.globalconstructionreview.com/news/vietnam-awards-22bn-co7al-pla7nt-sau7di-korea7n/ "Vietnam awards $2.2bn coal plant to Saudi-Korean team,"] Global Construction Review, 20 January 2016</ref> In January 2016, the Ministry of Industry & Trade signed a build-operate-transfer (BOT) agreement with the Taekwang-ACWA consortium.<ref>[http://www.baomoi.com/tren-2-ty-usd-dau-tu-nha-may-nhiet-dien-nam-dinh-1/c/18505612.epi Trên 2 tỷ USD đầu tư Nhà máy Nhiệt điện Nam Định 1], Bao Moi, 22 Jan. 2016.</ref> In April 2017, Vinacomin reached a coal supply agreement with the project's sponsors.<ref>[http://imsat.vn/Tin-tuc/Hoat-dong-khoa-hoc-cong-nghe/29386/vien-khoa-hoc-cong-nghe-mo---vinacomin-lam-viec-voi-ban-quan-ly-nha-may-nhiet-dien-nam-dinh-1 Vinacomin làm việc với Ban Quản lý Nhà máy Nhiệt điện Nam Định 1], Imsat.vn, 19 Apr. 2017.</ref> As of November 2016, construction was scheduled to begin in June 2017.<ref>[http://namdinhtv.vn/chinh-tri-xa-hoi/dong-chi-chu-tich-ubnd-tinh-da-tiep-va-lam-viec-voi-ba-park-so-hyun-tong-giam-doc Đồng chí chủ tịch UBND tỉnh đã tiếp và làm việc với bà Park So Hyun - Tổng Giám đốc điều hành Tập đoàn taekwang- Hàn Quốc, chủ đầu tư dự án nhà máy Nhiệt điện Hải Hậu.] Nam Dinh TV, 29 Nov. 2016.</ref> In July 2017, the Nam Định 1 project received an investment certficate, making it the seventh foreign-invested build-operate-transfer (BOT) project to be licensed in the country.<ref>[https://www.vietnambreakingnews.com/2017/07/2-3-billion-nam-dinh-power-plant-making-headway/ "$2.3-billion Nam Dinh power plant making headway,"] Vietnam Breaking News, 3 July 2017</ref> In June 2018 it was reported ACWA Power was working with China Energy Engineering’s China Gezhouba Group International Engineering on the project.<ref>[http://yicaiglobal.com/news/china-energy-engineering-strikes-cooperative-deal-uae-counterpart "China Energy Engineering Strikes Cooperative Deal With UAE Counterpart,"] Yicai Global, June 12, 2018</ref> ===Units 1-2 delayed, units 3-4 cancelled===According to the Revised Power Development Plan VII (2016), the status of the project is as follows:<ref name=PDP>DANH MỤC CÁC DỰ ÁN NGUỒN ĐIỆN VÀO VẬN HÀNH GIAI ĐOẠN 2016 - 2030, Ban hành kèm theo Quyết định số 428/QĐ-TTg ngày 18 tháng 3 năm 2016 của Thủ tướng Chính phủ (''LIST OF POWER PROJECT IN OPERATION PERIOD 2016 - 2030, Issued together with Decision No. 428 / QD - TTg of March 18, 2016 by the Prime Minister'')</ref>*Phase I, Unit 1 - 600 MW - Planned with Investor identified (i.e. pre-permit development) - 2020*Phase I, Unit 2 - 600 MW - Planned with Investor identified (i.e. pre-permit development) - 2021*Phase II, Unit 1 - 600 MW - Cancelled*Phase II, Unit 2 - 600 MW - Cancelled In June 2019 the completion date for Unit 1 was delayed to 2024 and the completion date for Unit 2 was delayed to 2025 in the Ministry Of Industry And Trade's report on the implementation of the revised seventh Power Development Plan (PDP7).<ref>[http://vepg.vn/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/MOIT_Report_58_BC_BCT.pdf Implementation of Power Projects iIn the Revised Power Development Plan 7], Ministry of Industry and Trade, Republic of Vietnam, Jun. 4, 2019</ref> ==Financing==The Investment Certificate for the power station was issued in in January 2017. The sponsors will finance the project on a 75:25 debt to equity ratio – seeking US$1.56 billion in debt. Lenders in discussion for funding the bank include the export credit agencies Export–Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) and Korea Trade Insurance Corporation (K-sure), and the banks Mizuho Financial Group (Lead Arranger), DBS, DZ Bank, Korea Development Bank, MUFG, and Standard Chartered. Financial close is expected in mid-2018.<ref>[https://www.marketforces.org.au/research/vietnam/nam-dinh-1/ "Nam Dinh 1 (1200 MW),"] Market Forces, updated Feb 20, 2018</ref> In August 2018 Project Finance International reported the sponsors were looking to Chinese banks to fund the plant.<ref>[http://www.pfie.com/ap-vietnam-nam-dinh-ipp-loan-to-have-guarantee/21352112.article "Vietnam – Nam Dinh IPP loan to have guarantee,"] Project Finance International, August 16, 2018 (paywalled)</ref> In September 2018 Standard Chartered announced that it would no longer finance new coal-fired power plants.<ref>[http://www.atimes.com/banks-need-to-follow-stancharts-lead-and-end-new-coal-finance/ Banks need to follow StanChart’s lead and end new coal finance], Asia Times, Sep. 28, 2018</ref> ==Public opposition==About 300 households are being resettled for the project. Local people have expressed concerns about the effects of pollution on farming and fishing in the area.<ref>[http://tintucnamdinh.vn/nhiet-dien-moc-len-phan-song-ninh-co-va-vung-bien-lien-ke-co-thoat-o-nhiem/ Nhiệt điện mọc lên, số phận sông Ninh Cơ và vùng biển liền kề có thoát ô nhiễm?], Tin Tuc Nam Dinh, 14 July 2016.</ref> ==Project Details==*'''Sponsor:''' Taekwang Vina Company and First National Operation & Maintenance Co. (NOMAC) (Phase 1)* '''Parent company:''' [[Taekwang Group]] and [[ACWA Power]] (Phase 1)*'''Location:''' Hải Ninh commune, Hải Hậu district, Nam Định province, Vietnam*'''Coordinates:''' 20.10120, 106.21355 (approximate)*'''Status:''' Phase I, Unit 1: Permitted; Phase I, Unit 2: Pre-permit development; Phase II, Units 1 and 2: Cancelled*'''Gross Capacity:''' 2,400 MW (4 x 600 MW)*'''Type:'''*'''Projected in service:''' Unit 1: 2024; Unit 2: 2025*'''Coal Type:''' *'''Coal Source:''' Red River coal basin, Vietnam *'''Source of financing:''' ==Articles and resources=====References===<references/> ===Related SourceWatch articles===*[[Vietnam and coal]] ===External resources=== [[Category: Proposed coal plants in Vietnam]][[Category: Proposed coal plants in Asia]][[Category: Energy]][[Category: Vietnam]]
