Construction begins on new southern power plant

Work began on the new Nhon Trach Power plant No. 2 in the southern province of Dong Nai Saturday.

The 750-megawatt Nhon Trach 2 Combine Cycle Power Plant (CCPP) is located about 35 kilometers southeast of Ho Chi Minh City.

The US$700-million power plant is slated to begin supplying an annual output of some 4.5 billions of kWh in 30 months.

Six companies have formed the Nhon Trach 2 Oil Electricity Joint Stock Company for the project.

Vietnam National Oil & Gas Group (Petrovietnam), is contributing 52 percent of the funding, while Electricity of Vietnam, Vietnam Post and Telecommunications and Bank for Industrial Development Vietnam are also part of the team.

Vinh Bao

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