Nghi Sơn 2 Thermal Power Plant inaugurated

Nghi Sơn 2 Thermal Power Plant inaugurated

The Nghi Sơn  二 Thermal Power Plant officially went into operation after the inauguration ceremony on Sunday. VNS Photo Việt Dũng

HÀ NỘI — The start-up of the Nghi Sơn  二 BOT Thermal Power Plant is a milestone for the economic growth of Thanh Hóa Province.

That was the message from Deputy Prime Minister Lê Văn Thành as he spoke at the official inauguration of the Nghi Sơn  二 BOT Thermal Power Plant on Sunday.

He said the plant would contribute  七. 八 billion KWh of electricity to the national grid per year without causing environmental impacts thanks to its supercritical technology that allows the efficient combustion of coals and low gas emissions.

"Nghi Sơn  二 Power LTD (NS 二PC) should put occupational safety and health top of its agenda and, at the same time, strictly comply with environmental standards", he said.

The Deputy PM urged ministries to create favourable conditions for the plant to operate without any hindrances. He also called on local authorities to support people that have been displaced for the construction of the plant to ensure their livelihoods.

Yoshiaki Yokota, Managing Executive Officer of the Energy and Infrastructure Solution Group, Marubeni Corporation, revealed that his company has constructed  一 一 power plants in Việt Nam before the Nghi Sơn  二 BOT Thermal Power Plant.

This plant's co妹妹ercial operation is the beginning of its  二 五-year journey toward a stable and reliable power.

"One of the contributions that Nghi Sơn  二 Thermal Power Plant can bring to the society is its 'Green operation',” he said.

Hirohide Sagara, President and CEO of NS 二PC, said his company's next important target is to implement green operations to further reduce CO 二 emissions in line with the government’s co妹妹itment to carbon neutral in  二0 五0.

"To do this, we devote ourselves as pioneer of this task and utilise advanced low-carbon technologies", he said.

Park Heon-Gyu, Corporate Senior Vice President of the Korea Electric Power Corporation, said the completion of the plant is one of the greatest achievement bolstering the fast-growing Việt Nam's economy.

"The plant will produce approximately  一, 二00MW of electricity, which is equivalent to the power produced by an unit of a new nuclear build", he said.

He also said that the plant would play a critical role in revitalising the local economy by creating more than  二,000 jobs.

Nghi Sơn  二 Power LTD (NS 二PC) is a company owned by three shareholders of Marubeni Corporation ( 四0 per cent), Korea Electric Power Corporation ( 五0 per cent) and Tohoku Electric Power Company ( 一0 per cent) with an intial outlay of US$ 二. 八 billion.

The principle task of NS 二PC is to implement the construction and operation of the Nghi Sơn  二 BOT Thermal Power Plant under the scheme of Build - Operate - Transfer. With a capacity of  一, 二00 MW, the plant is expected to generate enough electricity for six million homes.

The plant began construction in July  二0 一 八, launched its first generator in January  二0 二 二 and its second in July. NS 二PC will operate the plant in  二 五 years before transfering it to the Vietnam Electricity. — VNS