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Bac Lieu (VNA) – The People’s Committee of Bac Lieu province on January 21 granted an investment decision to Singapore’s Delta Offshore Energy Pte.Ltd (DOE) to build a 3,200MW liquefied natural gas-fired power plant. The project, worth approximately 4 billion USD, is the biggest foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in the Mekong Delta region. According to DOE Singapore, the project will comprise of a power plant built on 40 hectares in Vinh Hau A commune (Hoa Binh district), a floating station to receive and store 150,000-174,000 cubic metres of liquefied natural gas (LNG), a gas recycling station, and a 35km high pressure gas pipeline. By the end of 2020, the investor said it will complete the preparation of the project investment and in the next three years, it will deploy the construction of the LNG receiving and storage area and the gas recycling station as well as bring the gas pipeline ashore and operate the first-phase gas turbine with a designed … [Read more...] about Liquefied natural gas-fired power plant to be built in Bac Lieu

BẠC LIÊU The People’s Committee of Bạc Liêu Province on Tuesday granted an investment certificate to Singapore’s Delta Offshore Energy Pte Ltd Co to develop a liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fired thermal power plant in the province. … [Read more...] about Bạc Liêu approves $4b LNG-fired thermal power plant

The Bac Lieu LNG-fired thermal power plant, expected to cost about US$4 billion, will cover 40ha in Vinh Hau A Commune, Hoa Binh District. It is the biggest foreign-invested project in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta region thus far, online newspaper sggp.org.vn reported. … [Read more...] about Bac Lieu approves $4b LNG-fired thermal power plant

Air quality monitor equipment at schools seeks to raise students’ awareness of pollution Students of Thanh Đa Secondary School in HCM City’s Bình Thạnh District have greater awareness of air pollution and measures to prevent it after an air quality index monitor was installed in the school a few months ago.   … [Read more...] about Air pollution may lead to 5% GDP decrease for Vietnam: foreign investors

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