Vinh Tan 4 Expansion Thermal Power Plant is likely to generate power earlier than expected

On 3rd April 2019, EVN’s General Director Tran Dinh Nhan and the Group’s working delegation inspected the progress on construction site of Vinh Tan 4 Expansion Thermal Power Plant at Vinh Tan Power Center, Tuy Phong District, Binh Thuan Province.

The Project of Vinh Tan 4 Expansion Thermal Power Plant consists of 01 generator unit with a capacity of about 600MW, using supercritical boiler technology. The Project was officially commenced on 23rd April 2016.

Up to now, the total progress of the project has reached 96.6% with component ones of design at 99.8%, procurement at 99.9%, construction at 97.6%, testing and acceptance at 71.7% in particular.

According to the plan, the Plant is going to be put into operation after 45 months of construction and installation (at the end of December 2019). With the actual progress, it will probably be completed 2 months ahead of the plan.

The environmental work has been properly performed by EVNGENCO 3. Environmental protection systems such as electrostatic precipitator, NOx, SOx removal, etc., have been put into operation right in the commissioning process of the generator unit.

General Director of EVN Tran Dinh Nhan and EVN’s delegation inspecting progress at construction site of Vinh Tan 4 Expansion Thermal Power Plant Project

General Director of EVN Tran Dinh Nhan instructed EVNGENCO 3, Board A of Vinh Tan to continue properly managing and supervising the project, ensuring the construction quality and promptly putting the Plant into commercial operation, joining hand with the Group to ensure power supply for the South.

General Director of EVN Tran Dinh Nhan delivering keynote address at  meeting with the project management consulting unit, representative of EPC Contractor and site supervising and consulting units of Vinh Tan 4 Expansion Thermal Power Plant Project

Mr. Dinh Quoc Lam, General Director of EVNGENCO 3 affirmed that the Corporation’s staffs and employees, Board A of Vinh Tan would focus resources to ensure the progress and quality of the project, closely supervise the testing and commissioning. At the same time, the Corporation would actively prepare sources of coal, DO oil and NH3 to be ready, ensuring fuel for the commissioning  operation.

Relevant units make ready the operating forces, closely following the testing and commissioning program of the Contractor to master the equipment and operate the Plant later. Board A of Vinh Tan has implemented training on operation and repair at the site. From April to September 2019, 35 engineers will complete their training program to prepare for production.

The construction and installation of environmental protection works for the operating phase have been completed, ensuring to be put into testing and commissioning in parallel with that of the Plant.

Vinh Tan 4 Expansion Thermal Power Plant Project:

- Project Investor: EVN; Project management consulting unit: Power Generation Joint Stock Corporation 3/Vinh Tan Thermal Power Project Management Board

- Total investment: VND 23,927 billion (USD 1.104 billion)

- General Contractor EPC: DMPP Contractor Complex including Doosan Heavy Industry & Construction (Korea) - Mitsubishi Corporation (Japan) - Power Engineering Consulting Joint Stock Company 2  (PECC2) and Pacific Corporation (PACIFIC, Vietnam).

- Site supervisors, consultants: Joint Venture of Power Engineering Consulting Joint Stock Company 3 (PECC3); Power Engineering Consulting Joint Stock Company 4 (PECC4) and foreign sub-consultants.


  • 03/04/2019 05:57
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