Work starts on 100-MW power plant in Thai Nguyen

Construction of the An Khanh thermo-electric power plant in the northern province of Thai Nguyen started on January 30.
Construction of the An Khanh thermo-electric power plant in the northern province of Thai Nguyen started on January 30.

The 100-MW power plant, the largest project in the province so far, has a total investment capital of 3 trillion VND.

The plant is jointly built by China ’s Harbin Power Equipment Company Limited and Vietnam ’s leading machinery installment corporations.

It is expected that the plant of two-turbine groups will officially start generating power on September 2, 2012, contributing 800 million KWh/year to the national electricity grid.

This is the second electric power plant in the province. The first one, the Cao Ngan thermo-electric power plant, was built in 2007 by the Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin)./.

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