Yokogawa Engineering Asia Pte Ltd reports that it has received an order from Marubeni Corp to supply control systems for a thermal power-plant (two 300-MW units) that is being built by Vietnam Electricity (EVN) in the Nghi Son district of Thanh Hoa Province, in the northern part of the country.
Yokogawa will provide the control systems for the plant’s boilers, turbines and auxiliary facilities. This is the firm’s third order for control systems for a thermal power plant in Vietnam, following the Pha Lai thermal power-plant No. 2 (1998) and the Vung Ang plant No. 1 (2009).
Nghi Son 1 will be one of the largest power plants in the district - fast-growing industrial region. This construction project is being financed by official development assistance (ODA) loans backed by the Japanese Government, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). In March 2007, an agreement was signed for the disbursement of the first loan worth YEN 20 943 billion. The plant is scheduled to start operating during 2014 and will supply electricity to the Nghi Son industrial complex and to the northern part of Vietnam.
Yokogawa is providing Centum VP series integrated production control units and Exaquantum plant information management systems, as well as carrying out the engineering work and installation, and commissioning these systems.
The company says that it was able to win this order by demonstrating excellent engineering capability and having an extensive track record in the Vietnamese power plant sector (including the Pha Lai and Vung Ang projects).
Driven by industry expansion and population growth, demand for electricity is increasing in Vietnam, and the country’s electric power market is expected to continue to expand for the foreseeable future. Plans are in place to construct a second thermal power-plant and an oil refinery in the Nghi Son district. Encouraged by the success in winning this order, Yokogawa aims to expand its control business in Vietnam by targeting the power-plant sector.
Established during 1995 to centrally manage electric power in Vietnam, EVN is a government-run company.
For further information, contact:
Yokogawa Engineering Asia Pte Ltd, 5 Bedok South Road, 469270 Singapore. Tel: +65-6241-9933, Fax: +65-6444-6252, Web: www.yokogawa.com/sg
Yokogawa UK Ltd, Stuart Road, Manor Park, Runcorn, Cheshire WA7 1TR, UK. Tel: +44-1928-597100, Fax: +44-1928-597101, Web: www.yokogawa.com/uk
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