Nhon Trach Power Plant 2 Starts Electricity Supply

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The ceremony was attended by Former State President Nguyen Minh Triet, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai, and Chairperson of Dong Nai People's Committee Dinh Quoc Thai.

Nhon Trach Power Plant 2 is mainly invested by Nhon Trach 2 Electricity and Oil Joint Stock Company in Ong Keo Industrial Park, in Nhon Trach district. The plant has a capacity of 750MW and a supply of over 4 billion kWh per year as much as approximately VND4,500 billion of yearly electricity sales.

The plant with a total investment capital of US$700 million was built in June 2009. It uses advanced F-generation combined cycle gas turbine technology with a 2-2-1 configuration. It has two gas turbines, two heat recovery furnaces, and a steam turbine that uses natural gas.

Nhon Trach Thermal Power Plant 2 is a key project of the Master Plan 4 concerning the national electricity development planning in 2006-2015 period.

Addressing the ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai acknowledged Nhon Trach 2 Electricity and Oil Joint Stock Company staff’s efforts in completing the construction of the plant safely and effectively. Especially, the company finished its construction two months earlier than expected.

Nhon Trach Power Plant 2 is a new form of investment under the method of a joint stock company. This model will be applied to coming power projects due to its economic feasibility, quick implementation, low costs, and less time consumption, stressed Hai.

After the plant is put into operation, Nhon Trach 2 Electricity and Oil Joint Stock Company employees are required to have it maintained safely and effectively to meet the demand for the best power supply, asked Hai.

At the ceremony, on behalf of the Party and the State Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai awarded the third-class labor medal to the staff of Nhon Trach 2 Electricity and Oil Joint Stock Company for their successful completion of the construction of Nhon Trach Power Plant 2.

Source: Dong Nai Newspaper, Translated by Duy Minh