Quynh Lap power station

Quỳnh Lập power station is a proposed 2,400-megawatt (MW) coal plant project in Nghệ An province, Vietnam.

Location
The map below shows the location of Quỳnh Lập commune, the approximate location where the plant would be built in Quỳnh Lưu district, Nghệ An province.

Background
In March 2009, Nghệ An provincial authorities approved a plan by Vietnam National Coal-Mineral Industry (Vinacomin) to build a two-stage, four-unit, 2,400-MW coal-fired power plant complex in Quỳnh Lưu district.

In December 2010, Vinacomin contracted Korea's Dooson Heavy Industries, a subsidiary of the Doosan Group, to build the $1.5 billion, two-unit, 1,200-MW Quỳnh Lập-1 coal-fired power plant. The plant is scheduled to go online in 2016. In March 2012, Vinacomin submitted its plans for Quỳnh Lập-1 to the government for environmental approval. In July 2013, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai chided Nghệ An provincial officials, in part for delays in the construction of Quỳnh Lập-1 (it is unclear whether construction on the plant is currently underway).

It appears that the second half of the power complex, two-unit, 1,200-MW Quỳnh Lập-2 plant, is having difficulty finding investors. In October 2013, Samsung employees visited Nghệ An province to study investment policies and opportunities to develop Quỳnh Lập-2.

The project site is within 10 miles of two other power plant projects: Electricity of Vietnam's Nghi Son power station, and the Cong Thanh Group's Cong Thanh power station.

Project Details

 * Sponsor: Vietnam National Coal-Mineral Industry (Vinacomin)
 * Parent company:
 * Location: Quỳnh Lập commune, Quỳnh Lưu district, Nghệ An province, Vietnam
 * Coordinates: 19.27563, 105.78019 (approximate)
 * Status: Under development
 * Gross Capacity: 2,400 MW
 * Type:
 * Projected in service: 2016 (Quỳnh Lập-1); TBD (Quỳnh Lập-2)
 * Coal Type: Bituminous
 * Coal Source:
 * Source of financing:

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