Uong Bi power station

Uông Bí power station is a 740-megawatt (MW) coal plant in Quảng Ninh province, Vietnam.

Location
The undated satellite photo below shows the plant, which is in Uông Bí township, Quảng Ninh province.

Background
The 110-MW, two-unit Uông Bí-1 coal power plant was built in 1978.

Description of Expansion
Vietnam's 2000-2010 national energy plan called for a two-stage expansion to Uông Bí, with a first 300-MW coal-fired unit to be completed in 2005, and a second 300-MW unit in 2008.

In 2001, Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) began work on the first 300-MW, $305 million unit of Uông Bí-2, signing a construction contract with Vietnam Machinery Installation Corp. The first unit was completed in December 2006, but suffered from a breakdown soon thereafter; after repairs, the unit went back online in May 2009.

In May 2008, EVN broke ground on the second unit of Uông Bí-2, upgraded to 330 MW, with Chengda Engineering serving as general contractor; the completion date was projected for June 2011. As of June 2013, the second unit had apparently not yet been completed, possibly also because of technical problems.

Project Details (for Uông Bí-2 Expansion)

 * Sponsor: Electricity of Vietnam
 * Parent company:
 * Location: Uông Bí township, Quảng Ninh province, Vietnam
 * Coordinates: 21.03906, 106106.78555 (exact)
 * Status: Operating (Unit 1); Under construction (Unit 2)
 * Gross Capacity: 630 MW
 * Type:
 * Projected in service: Completed (Unit 1); Delayed/uncertain (Unit 2)
 * Coal Type: Anthracite
 * Coal Source: Quảng Ninh province
 * Source of financing:

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