Dung Quat Economic Zone power station

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Dung Quat Economic Zone power station is a cancelled power station in Binh Son, Quang Ngai, Vietnam.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Dung Quat Economic Zone power station Binh Son, Quang Ngai, Vietnam 15.333, 108.667 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year
Phase I cancelled coal: unknown 2400 ultra-supercritical 2028
Phase II cancelled coal: unknown 2000 IGCC 2030

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Phase I J-POWER Co Ltd [100%] J-POWER Co Ltd [100.0%]
Phase II J-POWER Co Ltd [100%] J-POWER Co Ltd [100.0%]

Background

In April 2017, J-Power submitted plans to Quang Ngai provincial leaders to construct a coal plant in Dung Quat Economic Zone (DQEZ) in two phases. Phase I would be an ultra-supercritical coal plant with a capacity of 2,400 MW, which would begin operating in 2028. Phase II would be an IGCC coal plant with a capacity of 2,000 MW that would begin operating in 2030. The plant would use coal imported from Australia, Russia, and Indonesia, as well as domestic coal.

According to Dang Ngoc Dung, vice chairman of Quang Ngai provincial People's Committee, J-Power must submit additional information concerning use of land, total investment capital, number of workers, and environmental protection commitments prior to the beginning of a pre-feasibility survey.[1]

In July 2018 Vietnam's seventh Power Development Plan (PDP7) was amended to include a 3 x 750 MW gas-fired plant in the Dung Quat Economic Zone instead of a coal-fired plant.[2][3] The coal-fired plant appears to be cancelled.

Articles and Resources

References

  1. "Japan company proposes building a power plant in Quang Ngai," Voice of Vietnam, 14 April 2017
  2. Announcing the adjustment of planning of Dung Quat Power Center, Vietnam Energy Online, Mar. 3, 2019
  3. Quang Ngai Power Complex, Power Technology, Sep. 13, 2018

Additional data

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