The Duyên Hải Power Station is a complex of under-construction coal-fired power plants in Vietnam. It is located in Mu U Hamlet, Dan Thanh Commune, Duyên Hải District, Trà Vinh Province. The complex will have a total capacity of 3,689 MW.[1] It includes also a seaport coal terminal, to be built by China Communications Construction Company, with a capacity of 12 million tonnes of coal and oil per year.[2][3]
Duyen Hai 1
Duyen Hai 1 will have an installed capacity of 1,245 MW (2 X 622.5MW) and its annual output will be 7.5–8 GWh.[4] The plant will cost US$1.5 billion.[5] It is owned by Vietnam Electricity.
Engineering, procurement and construction contract was signed on 30 March 2010 and construction started on 19 September 2010. The main contractor is Dongfang Electric Corporation Limited [4] According to the contract, unit 1 would be operational by 25 July 2015 and unit 2 by 25 September 2015. It is expected that the first boiler at unit 1 would be fired on 25 October 2014.[citation needed]
Duyen Hai 3 has a planned capacity of 1,244 MW.[8] It consists of two condensing units, 622 MW each.[9] When built, it is expected to use 3.6 million metric tons of coal a year for annual production of 7.8 GWh of electricity. The plant will cost US$1.37 billion.[8] It is owned by Vietnam Electricity.[10]
The plant will be built by Chinese Chengda-Dec-Swepdi-Zepc consortium as the main contractor.[5] Construction started on 8 December 2012, and it is expected to become operational in 2015–2016.[8][10] The plant covers an area of 879 hectares (2,170 acres).[10]