Undersea powerline to link Phu Quoc and mainland

May 05, 2012 | 08:45

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Vietnam’s Southern Power Corporation (EVN SPC) and Italy’s Prysmian Powerlink SRL on Thursday struck an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for a 110-kV undersea cable line connecting Phu Quoc Island and mainland Ha Tien town.

Pham Ngoc Le (L, seated), deputy general director of EVN SPC, and Marcello Del Brenna, chief executive officer of Prysmian Powerlink SRL, sign the EPC contract in HCMC on Thursday for the Ha Tien-Phu Quoc undersea powerline

The Italian firm will design, supply and install the powerline at a total cost of nearly 67 million euros.

The signing in HCMC of the deal was witnessed by high officials from the Government Office, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Italian Embassy in Vietnam, the World Bank in Vietnam and local authorities.

With a length of 55.8 kilometers and a transmission capacity of 131 MW, the cable line will start in Thuan Yen Commune in Kien Giang Province’s Ha Tien town and end in Ham Ninh Commune on the resort island of Phu Quoc.

Scheduled for completion next year, this project will need a total investment of around VND2.5 trillion, which will be sourced from the World Bank and EVN SPC’s budget.

In addition to the EPC package, EVN SPC will implement other components to supply electricity for Phu Quoc Island, including a 110-kV Kien Luong-Ha Tien 2 powerline, a 110-kV Ha Tien substation, a 110-kV Phu Quoc line and a 110-kV Phu Quoc substation.

Pham Ngoc Le, deputy general director of EVN SPC, said that this project was aimed at providing a stable power supply for the island and boost economic development and power security there.

The project will help reduce the electricity volume produced by current diesel-fueled generators on Phu Quoc Island.

SaigonTimes

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