The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam ) and theVietnam Lilama Mechanical Corporation (Lilama) signed an Engineering,Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for the Song Hau 1thermoelectricity plant project in Hanoi on April 10.

Speaking atthe ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai requested theinvestor and contractor cooperate effectively, particularly in manpowerselection in order to meet work demand.

The plant has a totalinvestment capital of over 43 trillion VND (2.05 billion USD), coveringan area of 115 hectares. The coal used for the plant will be importedfrom Australia or Indonesia.

The plant has total capacity of1,200 MW and will serve as a subsidiary of the Song Hau ElectricalCentre in Chau Thanh district, the southern province of Hau Giang. Thework is one of major projects under the National Electrical DevelopmentPlan from 2011-2020, approved by the Prime Minister.

The plant is one of three thermoelectricity factories of the Song Hau Electrical Central, with a total capacity of 5,200 MW.

Oncecompleted and put into operation as scheduled in 2019, the plant willadd about 7.8 billion kWh each year to the national grid, helpingsafeguard national energy security and boosting economic development inthe Mekong Delta region.

According to PetroVietnam’s GeneralDirector Nguyen Quoc Khanh, the will work closely with relevant units toensure project progress and quality as well as meet requirements onenvironment protection and cost saving.-VNA