Vietnam to Build 13 Power Plants in South by 2015
Vietnam plans to build an additional 13 power plants with a combined capacity of between 3,700 MW and 5,000 MW in the southern key economic area by 2015, according to the national power development plan through 2015 and span to 2025, or plan VI.
The move is aimed at meeting the region’s increasing power demand that is estimated to grow 18.21 per cent per annum, the Saigon Liberation newspaper reported.
Meanwhile, its power capacity is forecast to increase by 16.98 per cent yearly from current 6,040 MW, the source said.
Vietnam intends to build 12 more thermal power plants with a combined capacity of between 6,300 MW and 7,000 MW in the northern key economic area by 2015.
The country is forecast to lack 8.6 billion kWh of electricity this year and 36 billion kWh in 2020 and 120 billion kWh in 2030. (Saigon Liberation)
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