Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The National Power Transmission Corporation (EVNNPT) said it plans to launch 33 power transmission projects and put into operation 47 projects, with a total capital of 19.5 trillion VND in 2019. The 33 projects to be launched include three 500-kV power transmission project and 30 220-kV power transmission projects, while the 47 projects to be completed comprise 14 500-kV power projects, 30 220-kV power projects and three 110-kV power projects. EVNNPT, a subsidiary of the state-owned Vietnam Electricity (EVN) group, transmitted 184.5 billion kWh of electricity in 2018, up 11.03 percent from the previous year. It has set the target of 203.2 billion kWh of electricity transmitted in 2019, up 10.15 percent from 2018.–VNA … [Read more...] about EVNNPT to launch 33 power transmission projects
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VND 3,500 billion to build solar power plant project
The solar power plant project has its total capacity of 165 MWp, the power output of the plant is about 250 million kWh per year with its total investment of VND 3,500 billion (nearly US$ 151 million). The factory is expected to be completed and put into operation in 2019. According to the People's Committee of Tra Vinh province, pursuant to the planning and development of renewable energy of the Prime Minister in the period of 2011-2020, by 2030 is to accelerate the development of power sources using solar energy in order to increase the ratio of electricity output from solar energy through increased exploitation on centralized and scattered sources. The Trungnam Tra Vinh solar power plant project is under construction based on the energy planning in the Southwestern provinces. The average annual radiation measured in the coastal area of Tra Vinh province is from 1700 kWh - 1900 kWh per square meter, with an average radiation over 4.9 kWh per square meter a day. This … [Read more...] about VND 3,500 billion to build solar power plant project
Work starts on power transmission projects worth roughly VND12 trillion
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung at the event EVN has assigned EVNNPT to be the investor of the three aforementioned projects, while the Central Viet Nam Power Projects Management Board (CPMB) represents EVNNPT to manage the projects. These are the urgent power works in the National Power Development Plan, serving the goal of transmitting power from the Quang Trach Power Center to the National Power System (NPS), while increasing the transmission capacity of the NPS’s 500 kV power grid connecting regions. The combined scale of the three projects includes the building of nearly 742km of 500 kV double circuit line via nine cities and provinces (Ha Tinh, Quang Ninh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien-Hue, Da Nang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Kon Tum and Gia Lai), the construction of eight 500 kV feeders at the Quang Trach Power Center’s power distribution yard, and the expansion of some 500 kV feeders at the Vung Ang, Doc Soi and Pleiku 2 500 kV substations. The projects will … [Read more...] about Work starts on power transmission projects worth roughly VND12 trillion
PetroVietnam says Tokyo Gas may help with power plant project in Vietnam
By Reuters  October 20, 2018 | 10:04 am GMT+7 Petro Vietnam's building in Hanoi. Photo by Reuters Tokyo Gas is interested in cooperating with Vietnam’s PetroVietnam Power Corp (PV Power) to develop a natural gas-fired power project in the Southeast Asian country. On Friday, PV Power's parent said that Tokyo Gas wants to help secure long-term liquefied natural gas supplies and funds for the construction of the Nhon Trach 3 & 4 power plants in the southern province of Dong Nai, state-run Vietnam Oil and Gas Group said in a statement on its website. Tokyo Gas did not immediately respond to a request for comment made via its website. The statement follows a meeting between senior executives from PV Power and Tokyo Gas in Hanoi this week, PV Power said. The two plants, with a combined capacity of 1,500 megawatts, would be operational from 2020, according to PV Power. … [Read more...] about PetroVietnam says Tokyo Gas may help with power plant project in Vietnam
Bank stops financing coal-fired power-plant projects
Bank stops financing coal-fired power-plant projectsBy Thuy Dung A bank teller is seen counting U.S. banknotes. Standard Chartered has ruled out financing any new coal-fired power plant projects across the world – PHOTO: THANH HOA HANOI – Standard Chartered has ruled out financing any new coal-fired power plant projects across the world, saying its decision reflects the dynamism and growing affordability of alternative energy sources. “Having previously committed to rejecting proposals to finance any new stand-alone thermal coal mines, we are now going a step further by stopping any financing of new coal-fired power plants anywhere in the world, save where there is an existing commitment,” José Viñals, group chairman of Standard Chartered, said in a press release. He went on to say that just as mobile phones have allowed many markets to leapfrog old technologies and business models, so too can clean energy allow businesses and communities to … [Read more...] about Bank stops financing coal-fired power-plant projects
EVN gives measures to overcome lagging power supply projects
(VEN) - Vietnam Electricity (EVN) has proposed solutions to ensure the nation’s power supply in light of the delay in implementing various planned coal power projects. Risk of shortages in the south EVN Deputy General Director Ngo Son Hai said only seven coal-fired power plants with a capacity of 7,860MW are currently under construction. The revised Power Development Plan (PDP7) for the 2011-2020 period with a vision to 2030, projected total capacity of 34,864MW during the 2018-2022 period, of which thermal power makes up 26,000MW. Accordingly, over 18,000 to 26,000MW of coal thermal power capacity was expected to be available in the next five years, but construction on these plants has not started and this will greatly affect power supply, Hai said. In addition, natural gas resources currently exploited in the country have declined, but there is no alternative gas supply. The gas projects of Bloc B and Ca Voi Xanh are moving slowly compared with the plan, while construction of … [Read more...] about EVN gives measures to overcome lagging power supply projects
Germany rolls out world’s first hydrogen train
Germany on Monday (Sep 17) rolled out the world's first hydrogen-powered train, signalling the start of a push to challenge the might of polluting diesel trains with costlier but more eco-friendly technology. Germany rolls out its first hydrogen powered train, made by the French group Alstom which also builds the high-speed TGV AFP/Patrik STOLLARZ Two bright blue Coradia iLint trains, built by French TGV-maker Alstom, began running a 100-km route between the towns and cities of Cuxhaven, Bremerhaven, Bremervoerde and Buxtehude in northern Germany - a stretch normally plied by diesel trains. "The world's first hydrogen train is entering into commercial service and is ready for serial production," Alstom CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge said at an unveiling ceremony in Bremervoerde, the station where the trains will be refuelled with hydrogen. Alstom has said it plans to deliver another 14 of the zero-emissions trains to Lower Saxony state by 2021, with other German states also … [Read more...] about Germany rolls out world’s first hydrogen train
Fire at Duyen Hai 3 thermal power extension project
Investigators are searching for the cause of a fire at the construction site of the $1.82-billion Duyen Hai 3 thermal power plant extension project in the southern province of Tra Vinh that took place at 10:30 AM of March 7, 2018. Fire-fighters try to control the fire at Duyen Hai 3 coal-fired thermal power station expansion project Firefighters were sent to the site five minutes after the incident started. The fire was brought under control by 12.45pm. There are no reports of casualties. The Duyen Hai 3 thermal power plant extension project at Duyen Hai thermal power complex located in Dan Thanh commune, Duyen Hai district, includes a 600 megawatts power unit. The unit was scheduled to start operation in 2018, supplying approximately 3.9 billion kWh to southern provinces and cities. In 2014, Sumitomo Corporation received an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract to construct a supercritical power station in the 688MW Duyen Hai 3 coal-fired thermal … [Read more...] about Fire at Duyen Hai 3 thermal power extension project
Solar powered lighting project to be switched on in Hoi An
After two years of construction, the project to install a solar powered electricity supply system will come into operation on February 9 at An Hoi Sculpture Garden in the ancient city of Hoi An.The event aims to mark the 5th anniversary of the twinning of the cities of Hoi An and Germany’s Wernigerode.The project is the first to receive funding from the German government, and of its total investment of over VND3.5 billion, 90 percent has been supplied by the German government.Under the project, solar panels will be installed in Song Hoai square, capable of producing 51kWh for lighting and decorations for entertainment activities like street arts, folk games, decorative lanterns, and the Cau bridge relic. Nguyen Van Son, vice chairman of Hoi An City’s People’s Committee said the project has contributed to promoting cooperative relations between Hoi An and Wernigerode, as well as with the German government.It has also helped to encourage the use of environmentally … [Read more...] about Solar powered lighting project to be switched on in Hoi An
EVNNPT strives to ensure progress of power transmission projects
With this huge investment, the corporation aims to ensure the progress and quality of power transmission projects, said EVNNPT Deputy General Director Nguyen Tuan Tung at a conference to set forth plans for 2018 in Hanoi on January 12. At the conference. (Photo: bnews.vn) Tung said EVNNPT invested nearly 18 trillion VND (792.2 million USD) in projects in 2017, equivalent to 94 percent of the adjusted target assigned by the EVN, and disbursement was more than 18.1 trillion VND, equal to 95.1 percent of the adjusted target. With the capital, the corporation began construction on 38 projects, including six 500kV transmission projects and 32 220kV transmission ones. In the year, 50 500kV and 220kV transmission projects were put into operation, many of which play an important role in ensuring power supply for regions across the country, notably projects ensuring electricity provision for Hanoi. A factor helping the corporation to finish and start … [Read more...] about EVNNPT strives to ensure progress of power transmission projects