GENCO 1 produces nearly 20.6 billion kWh of electricity

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Hanoi (VNA) – The Power Generation Corporation 1 (GENCO 1) said in the past 11 months, the company produced nearly 20.6 billion kWh of electricity, equal to 91.5 percent of its yearly plan.

Of which, 5.5 billion kWh was generated by hydropower plants and the remaining by thermal power plants.

In December, GENCO 1 plans to produce more than 2.4 billion kWh of electricity.

The corporation will sign a contract with the Vietnam Coal and Mineral Industries Group on supplying and transporting coal to Duyen Hai 1 and Uong Bi thermal electricity plants.

Among underway power projects, the first turbine of the Duyen Hai 3 thermal power plant completed trial tests while the work on the second turbine will finish before December 15.

Efforts have been made to accelerate the progress of hydropower projects like the expanded Ban Ve and Da Nhim plants.-VNA