Duyên Hải Power Station

The Duyên Hải Power Station is a complex of under-construction coal-fired power plants in Vietnam. It is located in Mu U Hamlet, Dan Thanh Commune, Duyên Hải District, Trà Vinh Province. The complex will have a total capacity of 3,689 MW.[1] It includes also a seaport coal terminal, to be built by China Communications Construction Company, with a capacity of 12 million tonnes of coal and oil per year.[2][3]

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Duyen Hai 1 will have an installed capacity of 1,245 MW (2 X 622.5MW) and its annual output will be 7.5–8 GWh.[4] The plant will cost US$1.5 billion.[5] It is owned by Vietnam Electricity.

Engineering, procurement and construction contract was signed on 30 March 2010 and construction started on 19 September 2010. The main contractor is Dongfang Electric Corporation Limited [4] According to the contract, unit 1 would be operational by 25 July 2015 and unit 2 by 25 September 2015. It is expected that the first boiler at unit 1 would be fired on 25 October 2014.[citation needed]

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The 1,200-MW Duyen Hai 2 will be developed by Malaysian company Janakuasa under build–operate–transfer agreement.[6] The engineering, procurement and construction contract is awarded to Alstom.[7]

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Duyen Hai 3 has a planned capacity of 1,244 MW.[8] It consists of two condensing units, 622 MW each.[9] When built, it is expected to use 3.6 million metric tons of coal a year for annual production of 7.8 GWh of electricity. The plant will cost US$1.37 billion.[8] It is owned by Vietnam Electricity.[10]

The plant will be built by Chinese Chengda-Dec-Swepdi-Zepc consortium as the main contractor.[5] Construction started on 8 December 2012, and it is expected to become operational in 2015–2016.[8][10] The plant covers an area of 879 hectares (2,170 acres).[10]

References edit

  1. ^ "Work starts on thermal power plant". The Saigon Times. 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  2. ^ "Duyen Hai seaport project to get started late this year". The Saigon Times. 2012-08-13. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  3. ^ "Chinese firm wins port building deal with EVN". IntelAsia. 2010-09-21. Archived from the original on 2013-04-13. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  4. ^ a b "Tra Vinh province to build Duyen Hai 1 thermo power plant". Thoi Bao Kinh Te. 2010-09-21. Archived from the original on 2013-04-13. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  5. ^ a b Ho Binh Minh (2011-08-05). "Chinese firms get $1.3 bln power plant deal in Vietnam". Reuters. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  6. ^ "Malaysian firm funds Duyen Hai 2 thermo power plant". Thoi Bao Kinh Te. 2010-04-08. Archived from the original on 2013-04-13. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  7. ^ "Malaysia's Janakuasa: Huge power project on track". The Saigon Times Daily. 2009-10-10. Archived from the original on 2013-04-13. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  8. ^ a b c Schumacher, Dick (2012-12-08). "Vietnam Begins Building $1.37 Billion Mekong Delta Power Plant". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  9. ^ "EPC contract signing ceremony of Duyen Hai 3 power plant" (Press release). Power Engineering Consulting Joint Stock Company 3. 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  10. ^ a b c "Work starts on thermo power plant in Tra Vinh". VietnamPlus. Vietnam News Agency. 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2013-02-17.

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