Located in the southernmost province of Vietnam, Ca Mau Power Plant No 1 began operation Wednesday, helping the country overcome electricity shortages during the dry season.
The $360mil Ca Mau Power Plant 1 – one of two power plants within the US$1.2 billion Ca Mau Gas-Power-Fertilizer complex project, targets to provide 182 million kWh by this May.
When Ca Mau Power Plant 2 comes on stream in March of 2008, the two plants will combine to provide the national power grid with 10 billion kWh of power per year – or 18 percent of the country’s power production.
The 1,500 MW Ca Mau gas-power project invested by PetroVietnam includes gas pipe system from oil and gas blocks jointly exploited by Vietnam and Malaysia.
Scores of enterprises in the central region have complained that the repeated blackouts are cutting into production and profits.
The National Load Dispatch Center said power cuts in the central region would continue at regular intervals between 9 and 11 pm in residential areas.
Since last month’s heat wave began in the start of the summer season, scores of customers have also complained about the increasing frequency of power cuts in Ho Chi Minh City.
Source: Thanh Nien
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