O Mon 1 Power plant kicks-off unit 2

September 22, 2012 | 10:05

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The construction of O Mon Power Plant’s unit 2 started on September 21 in Mekong Delta’s Can Tho city.

O Mon 1 Thermal Power Plant, comprising two units, is one among nine power plants financed by Japan International Cooperation Agency.

Following the successful completion of unit 1 of the power plant in 2009, the construction of unit 2, funded by the ODA Loan amounting to JPY 27,547 million started.

Located in Can Tho city, an economic centre of Mekong Delta, O Mon 1 Power Plant plays an important role in ensuring the stable power supply to the current 62 industrial parks as well as other socio-economic activities in this third largest industrial center of Vietnam.

Under this project, one unit of 330 megawatt oil and gas fired O Mon Thermal Power Plant will be constructed by the Consortium of Sojitz Corporation (Japan) and Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd. (Korea) under the supervision of Japanese Consultant Tokyo Electric Power Service Company.

It is expected that after its completion in 2015, the capacity of O Mon 1 will increase twice to 660MW to promptly respond to the power shortage in the region.

At the ground-breaking ceremony, Yukio Ishida of JICA liaison office in Ho Chi Minh City, believed that upon completion, O Mon 1 Thermal Power Plant would help to improve the power supply in the Mekong Delta region and Vietnam.

The power sector holds an important position in JICA’s overall assistance to Vietnam. So far, the total loan amount provided by JICA has reached JPY454 billion financing the power plants with total capacity of 4,400MW.

By Bich Ngoc

vir.com.vn

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