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Power plant of Taiwanese firm to connect to Vietnam grid

Taiwan’s Formosa Plastic Group's 1,500 megawatt thermal power plant will be connected to Vietnam's national electricity transmission grid.

 

This became official after the Vietnamese government has agreed to add the plant as part of Vietnam's national power development plan until 2020.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ha Tinh Provincial People’s Committee will guide the power plant’spreparation and investment activities, said Minister Hoang Trung Hai.

Located in Ha Tinh’s Vung Ang Economic Zone, this independent power plant is part of a mammoth steel manufacturing and seaport complex developed by Formosa Plastic Group. According to the group, the power plant will be mainly responsible for supplying electricity to its steel complex and other industrial charges.

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