Long An power station

Long An power station is a planned 600-megawatt (MW) coal plant in Long An province, Vietnam.

Location
The map below shows the approximate location where the plant would be built in Long Hựu Tây commune, Cần Đước district, Long An province.

Background
In 2007, ITA-Power Company, a subsidiary of the Tan Tao Group, announced that it was planning to build a 600-MW coal power plant in the Cần Đước district of Long An province, scheduled for completion in 2013. In August, 2007, the Vietnam Infrastructure Limited investment fund announced that it would be responsible for 40% of the $700-800 million required to build the plant, and in October ITA-Power stated that it would be investing $270 million of its own funds in the project.

In July 2009, a 218-hectare site for the proposed plant, in Long Hựu Tây commune, was approved by Vietnam Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai.

Subsequent reports about this project are not available, and it is unclear whether or not the project is still moving forward. (Another plant proposal by Tan Tao Group, the massive Kien Luong power station in southern Vietnam, is on hold due to lack of investment as well as government uncertainty about the company's ability to pull off the project.)

Project Details

 * Sponsor: ITA-Power Company, Vietnam Infrastructure Limited
 * Parent company: Tan Tao Group
 * Location: Long Hựu Tây commune, Cần Đước district, Long An province, Vietnam
 * Coordinates: 10.46371, 106.67845 (approximate)
 * Status: Development
 * Gross Capacity: 600 MW
 * Type:
 * Projected in service: TBD (originally: 2013)
 * Coal Type:
 * Coal Source:
 * Source of financing:

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