Speaking at the awarding ceremony of the Labour Order title to the Lilama Corporation, President Tran Duc Luong said that the Lilama trademark should not only known at home but has the ability to go beyond national borders to succeed in the region and around the world.
From a machine assembly company established in 1960 and sub-contractor to foreign contractors, Lilama has become the first EPC in Vietnam running from designing, supplying equipment and building major industrial projects in Vietnam. “To build a strong foundation for an industrialised Vietnam, the contribution of such industrial groups as Lilama is most crucial”, added the President.
At the ceremony, the President urged Lilama managers and workers to work harder to upgrade the quality of management, design, manufacturing and installation. In the meantime, they must perform their EPC role in key projects namely expanding Uong Bi Thermal Power Station and Ca Mau Thermal Station as well as in manufacturing equipment for spearheaded sectors such as electricity, cement and ship-building. Consequently, the Lilama trademark will not only be famous at home but also abroad together with regional and world industrial groups.
Some projects under implementation by Lilama:
· Expanding the Uong Bi Thermal Power Station, Hoang Thach Cement III, Dung Quat Refinery Packages 2, 3, Shipyard for building 6,500-DWT ships.
· Manufacturing a boiler for Barh STPP Thermal Power Station (India) worth US$40 million - the biggest contract of its kind in Vietnam with a total weight of 25,000 tonnes.
· Construction of Vung Ang Thermal Power Station with a capacity of 1,200MW and total investment capital of US$630 million in Hai Phong commune, Ky Anh district, Ha Tinh province (in Vung Ang Open Economic Zone). The construction will start in June 2006 and the project will be completed in 2010 supplying 7.2 billion KWh to the national grid.
· Acting as EPC of Ca Mau Thermal Power Station with designed capacity of 750MW (two gas turbines, 250MW each and a steam turbine of 250MW). Siemens (Germany) is the main equipment supplier. The total investment is some US$400 million.
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