The first hydropower project in Viet Nam financed by the World Bank, the US$412 million 260-MW Trung Son hydropower project, has begun its commercial operation. The facility is located in Trung Son commune, Quan Hoa district, Thanh Hoa province, Viet Nam, and according to the World Bank, it is financing $330 million of the project’s cost.
Toshiba Corp., Japan, announced that all four 65 MW Francis turbines and generators at Trung Son were online. In April, project owner Trung Son Hydropower One Member LLC under Power Generation Corp. No. 2 (EVNGENCO2), announced Unit 3 was officially energized and successfully synchronized into the national power grid.
Viet Nam’s state-owned utility, Viet Nam Electricity (EVN) owns EVNGENCO2. THPC, Toshiba’s Chinese subsidiary for the manufacture, sales and maintenance of hydroelectric equipment, received the equipment supply order from EVN, as a member of a consortium with HydroChina Corp.
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Hydropower plant started in Viet Nam
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