Nhon Trach Formosa power station

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Nhon Trach Formosa power station is an operating power station of at least 450-megawatts (MW) in Nhon Trach, Dong Nai, Vietnam. It is also known as Formosa Dong Nai.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Nhon Trach Formosa power station Nhon Trach, Nhon Trach, Dong Nai, Vietnam 10.73264, 106.9354 (exact)

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3: 10.73264, 106.9354

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating coal - bituminous 150 subcritical 2004
Unit 2 operating coal - bituminous 150 subcritical 2012
Unit 3 operating coal - bituminous 150 subcritical 2016

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 1 Hung Nghiep Formosa [100.0%]
Unit 2 Hung Nghiep Formosa [100.0%]
Unit 3 Hung Nghiep Formosa [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): iron & steel
  • Captive industry: Power

Background

In 2001, Hung Nghiep Formosa, a subsidiary of Taiwanese company Formosa Plastics Group, agreed with Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) to build a 150-MW coal-fired power plant in the Nhơn Trạch district of Đồng Nai province, near Ho Chi Minh City, as part of a much larger project that would also include a textile plant, artificial thread plants, and a plastic plant. The complex was completed in 2004, at a cost of $956 million.[1][2]

As shown in archival photos on Google Earth, a second unit was completed in 2011 or 2012, and a third unit was completed in 2016.

Articles and Resources

References

  1. EVN Gets Cold Feet Over Giant Formosa Project, Vietnam Investment Review, May 17, 2004.
  2. Taiwanese Firm Expands Investment in Vietnam, Vietnam Business Forum, July 8, 2008.

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