Hanoi (VNA) – An Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract on the expansion of Vinh Tan 4 thermal power plant at the Vinh Tan Power Centre in the central coastal province of Binh Thuan was signed between the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) Group and four contractors at a ceremony held in Hanoi on March 10. The 1.1 billion USD expansion project will be carried out by the Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction (the Republic of Korea), Mitsubishi Corporation (Japan), along with the local Power Engineering and Consulting 2 JSC and Pacific Ocean Engineering JSC. Once becoming operational in the end of 2019, the 600MW-capacity plant is able to add some…
Finland helps develop smart power grid in Vietnam
Hanoi (VNA) – The Central Power Corporation and Finland’s ABB Oy Company launched mini Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system projects in the central and Central Highlands regions with the aim to develop a smart power grid there. The introduction of the mini SCADA system in Tam Ky city of central Quang Nam province and Pleiku city of the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai is vital to minimise system faults, reduce the risk of accidents and improve the effectiveness of power supply. Investment for the two projects totaled around 4.5 million USD. Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Hoang Quoc Vuong said that since 2006, with a preferential…
Viettel becomes first 4G service provider in Burundi
Hanoi (VNA) – Lumitel – a brand of the military-run telecommunication group Viettel in Burundi – has become the first 4G LTE service provider in the African country. Viettel said Lumitel has offered the 4G service at 100 Mbps in Burundi’s major provinces of Bujumbura, Gitega, Ngozi, Muyinga, Makamba and Rumonge. Entering the local market in April 2015, Lumitel had aquired 1 million clients in only four months and is currently the biggest telecommunication service provider there, with its network covering 90 percent of Burundi and 1.3 million users. Viettel executives said although the group has not officially begun supplying the 4G service in Vietnam, it has taken the lead…
Japanese company hopes to build gas storage in Ha Nam province
Ha Nam (VNA) – Japan’s Tokyo Gas Chemicals Co., Ltd is considering the building of an industrial gas storage facility at Dong Van 3 Industrial Park in Duy Tien district of northern Ha Nam province. Chief Representative of Tokyo Gas in Hanoi Yusuke Hirase told local authorities at a working session on March 1 that his company wants to expand investment in Southeast Asia. He said the company chose Ha Nam for its good investment attraction policies, especially for Japanese businesses, and also for the province’s convenient location in trade with Hanoi and neighbouring localities. Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Mai Tien Dung pledged to create the optimal conditions…