Machine unit 2 of Vung Ang 1 thermal power plant has generated electricity, attaining the designed capacity

     After being merged into the national grid (10/11/2014), under the supervision and adjustment of Lilama engineers and contractors, machine unit 2 has officially operated, attaining the designed capacity of 600MW, and all specifications have satisfied the defined requirements. Main Contractor Lilama strives for handover to Owner for commercial operation in the end of March 2015 according to the committed schedule.

Machine unit 2 has generated electricity, attaining the designed capacity of 600MW

   Previously, on 30/12/2014, machine unit 1 of the plant had been handed over by Main Contractor Lilama to Owner Petroleum of Vietnam for commercial operation.

     The electrical generation at designed capacity of machine unit 2 has marked the efforts of Lilama engineers and workers and other contractors who worked days and nights in the construction site; and it is also a proof of managing capabilities, professional skills of Lilama engineers and workers particularly and other domestic contractors generally in the role of EPC contractor (engineering, procurement, construction) for large-scaled thermal power plants. This is a coal-fired power plant having machine units with the biggest capacity in Vietnam now (600MW), it has been performed by a domestic EPC contractor and it has been merged successfully into the national grid.

      Vung Ang 1 thermal power plant is a national main important project invested by Petroleum of Vietnam (PVN), and its EPC Contractor is Lilama Corporation. The plant consists of 2 machine units (2x600MW), using coal fire technology of direct belching with main equipment made in G7 countries. The fuel resource for the plant is internal coal (coal dust 5) with consumption quantity of 2.9 million tons per year. As anticipated, when being put into use, the plant will supply the national grid with 8 billion kWh annually.

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