Eight power turbines, designed to generate 1,378MW of electricity, arerunning this month, said the Electricity of Vietnam.
Theturbines are from Ngoi Phat, Nam Na 2, Song Giang 2, and Dong Nai 2hydropower plants and Vung Ang 1 and Vinh Tan 2 thermo-power plants.
During this month, the National Power Transmission Corporationwill speed up the installation tempo of the 220kV Van Tri – Chemtransmission line and several others.
A few power plants will also undergo repair and upgrade.
By late 2013, hydropower plants accounted for 48.78 percent of thenation’s total power capacity and 43.47 percent of the national powergeneration, revealed the Ministry of Industry and Trade at a conferencein Hanoi on August 6.
The nation now has 284 hydropower plantsrunning with a total capacity of 14,698MW. As many as 204 plants areunder construction and expected to become operational by 2017.
The ministry will issue a set of national technical standards forhydropower projects in the time to come to ensure safety, said MinisterVu Huy Hoang.
A stricter scrutiny will be made when it comesto survey, design, consultancy, construction, and inspection ofhydropower facilities, he stressed.-VNA
Theturbines are from Ngoi Phat, Nam Na 2, Song Giang 2, and Dong Nai 2hydropower plants and Vung Ang 1 and Vinh Tan 2 thermo-power plants.
During this month, the National Power Transmission Corporationwill speed up the installation tempo of the 220kV Van Tri – Chemtransmission line and several others.
A few power plants will also undergo repair and upgrade.
By late 2013, hydropower plants accounted for 48.78 percent of thenation’s total power capacity and 43.47 percent of the national powergeneration, revealed the Ministry of Industry and Trade at a conferencein Hanoi on August 6.
The nation now has 284 hydropower plantsrunning with a total capacity of 14,698MW. As many as 204 plants areunder construction and expected to become operational by 2017.
The ministry will issue a set of national technical standards forhydropower projects in the time to come to ensure safety, said MinisterVu Huy Hoang.
A stricter scrutiny will be made when it comesto survey, design, consultancy, construction, and inspection ofhydropower facilities, he stressed.-VNA
