Mao Khe power station

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Mao Khe power station is an operating power station of at least 440-megawatts (MW) in Binh Khe, Dong Trieu, Quang Ninh, Vietnam.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Mao Khe power station	Binh Khe, Dong Trieu, Quang Ninh, Vietnam	21.09069, 106.57731 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1, Unit 2: 21.09069, 106.57731

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 1	operating	coal - anthracite	220	circulating fluidized bed	2013	–
Unit 2	operating	coal - anthracite	220	circulating fluidized bed	2013	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner
Unit 1	Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Holding Corp Ltd (Vinacomin) [100.0%]
Unit 2	Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Holding Corp Ltd (Vinacomin) [100.0%]

Background

The two-unit, 440-MW, $557 million coal-fired Mạo Khê Thermal Power Plant began operating in April 2013. The plant is owned by Vinacomin, and construction began in July 2009. Unit 1 started operating in Oct. 2012, and Unit 2 in Jan. 2013. The plant uses circulating fluidized-bed technology.

Financing

In April 2011, a financing agreement for the project was closed. BNP Paribas and Bank of China agreed to provide US$275 million in loans.

Environmental impact

Since the plant started operating, residents in nearby Đông Sơn and Xuân Bình hamlets say that their lives have been negatively affected by the plant's operations. Vu Thanh An, the Party secretary of Đông Sơn, said that the plant had begun dumping pollutants into the Cấm River within days of beginning operations. Le Ba Cai, a resident of Đông Sơn who lives only 500m from the plant, said that strong shaking from the plant's operations had cracked the walls of his house. Another resident, Ngo Thi Nhi, said coal dust covered her house every day, and that she heard loud explosions each night.

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