The contractors will undertake work outlined in the EPC package including supplying equipment, designing the plant and providing technical consultancy and guidance for the installation and test run for the coal-fired plant.
The Thai Binh 2 Thermo Power Plant, funded by the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam), covers an area of 43 hectares in My Loc commune, Thai Thuy district in Thai Binh province.
The plant includes two turbines with a total capacity of 1,200-MW and has a total investment of more than US$1.6 billion. The construction of the plant began in February 2011 and it is scheduled to begin operating in 2015, generating around 6.7 billion kWh of electricity annually for the national grid.
The plant is expected to put its first and second turbines into operation 39 months and 45 months following the signing of the contract.
The SDC is a joint contractor between Japan's Trading House Sojitz Corp and the Republic of Korea's Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd, who have been involved in many power projects in Vietnam and internationally.
