Vung Ang power station
{{#badges:CoalSwarm|Navbar-Vietnamcoal}}Vũng Áng power station is a 2,400-megawatt (MW) coal plant under development in Hà Tĩnh province, Vietnam.
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Location
The map below shows the location where the plant is being built in Kỳ Lợi commune, Kỳ Anh district, Hà Tĩnh province.
Background
In December 2006, PetroVietnam started initial work on the two-unit, 1,200-MW Vũng Áng-1, with the Vietnamese Lilama Corporation being contracted to build the plant.[1] Construction began in August 2009.[2] The first unit is scheduled to go online in June 2014, and the second in December.[3]
In August 2007, OneEnergy, a partnership of China's CLP Group and Japan's Mitsubishi Corporation, announced that it had signed a construction contract with Lilama to build the two-unit, 1,200-MW, $1.2 billion Vũng Áng-2.[1] The Vietnamese government approved the plant in March 2009.[4] Construction is slated to begin in 2014.[5]
Project Details
- Sponsor: PetroVietnam (Vũng Áng-1); OneEnergy (Vũng Áng-2)
- Parent company: CLP Group, Mitsubishi Corporation (Vũng Áng-2)
- Location: Kỳ Lợi commune, Kỳ Anh district, Hà Tĩnh province, Vietnam
- Coordinates: 18.09792, 106.38123 (exact)
- Status: Under construction (Vũng Áng-1); under construction (Vũng Áng-2)
- Gross Capacity: 2,400 MW (1,200 MW Vũng Áng-1, 1,200 MW Vũng Áng-2)
- Type: Subcritical
- Projected in service: 2014 (Vũng Áng-1); 2018 (Vũng Áng-2)[6]
- Coal Type: Anthracite
- Coal Source:
- Source of financing: Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Sumitomo Mitsui, China Development Bank, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ]], Credit Suisse, Intesa Sanpaolo, HSBC (Vũng Áng-1)[7][8]
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References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Vietnam, OneEnergy to Build $1.2 bln Power Plant, Reuters, Aug. 31, 2007.
- ↑ Construction of Vung Ang 1 Thermo-electric Power Plant Kicks Off, Vietnam Investment Gateway, Aug. 28, 2009.
- ↑ Vung Ang 1 Thermo Power Plant Successfully Joins National Grid, Vinacomin website, Jan. 6, 2014.
- ↑ Vietnam Govt OKs US$1.2-Bln Vung Ang Power Plant under BOT Form, Vietnam Business Forum, Mar. 6, 2009.
- ↑ Construction of Vung Ang II Thermal Power Plant Scheduled for 2014, Voice of Vietnam, Oct. 28, 2013.
- ↑ Tổ máy số 1 Nhà máy Nhiệt điện Vũng Áng 1 phát điện thành công, Bao Moi.com, Dec. 28, 2013.
- ↑ Vietnam Receives $95 Million Loan to Build Vung Ang Power Plant, OilPrice, Aug. 14, 2011.
- ↑ $904 million Funded for Vung Ang No.1 Thermal Power Plant, Vietnam Investment Review, Apr. 23, 2011.
