Doosan Vina successfully lifts heavy girder for unit 1 of Vinh Tan 4

June 22, 2015 | 12:16
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After nearly 15 months of construction by Doosan Heavy Industries Vietnam, the consortium of Electricity of Vietnam, Power Generation Corporation 3, Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction, Mitsubishi Corporation, Pacific Corporation, and Power Engineering Consulting JSC 2, held a ceremony to lift and place the "Heavy Girder" for Unit 1 of Vinh Tan 4, signalling the completion of phase I.

The plant is part of a larger thermal power centre complex in Vinh Tan commune, located in Binh Thuan’s Tuy Phong district. With this milestone, Vinh Tan 4 is now 30 per cent complete.

Starting construction on March 9, 2014, Vinh Tan 4 was the second power plant in the Vinh Tan thermal power centre to break ground.

The project consists of two 600MW units, with the total generating capacity of 1,200 MW. Once completed, it will provide 7.3 billion kWh per year for southern Vietnam. The total investment for the plant is over VND36 trillion ($1.7 billion).

By By Bich Thuy

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