Clean electricity and EVN's 'tricks'

10/11/2024 19:21

EVNGENCO3 has operated 4 combined-cycle gas turbine power plants, with 13 units, total capacity of 2,540 MW, accounting for 4.54% of the capacity of Vietnam's power system.

(PLVN) - Nearly 30 years since the establishment of Phu My Gas Thermal Power Complex until now, in the preparation stage for investment in Quang Trach II LNG Gas Thermal Power Project, worth billions of dollars, EVN has in hand a team with a lot of experience in investing and operating clean energy projects.

Phu My Thermal Power Complex (Ba Ria - Vung Tau) has 4 power plants using combined cycle gas turbine technology, including: Phu My 1 (over 1,100 MW), Phu My 2.1 (477 MW), Phu My 2.1 expansion (468 MW) and Phu My 4 (over 400 MW). The first plant was established in 1997.

To manage and operate power plants using domestic natural gas sources, EVN has early trained human resources to approach and master the technology, operate and repair the plants.

“The stable and continuous operation of the Phu My Gas-fired Thermal Power Complex over many years has made an important contribution to ensuring national energy security,” said Mr. Dinh Quoc Lam, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Power Generation Corporation 3 (EVNGENCO3), the unit directly managing the above plants.

In addition to the factories in Phu My invested by EVN, from March 1, 2024, the Power Plant Repair Service Company (a member unit of EVNGENCO3) has officially taken over the Phu My 3 BOT Gas-fired Thermal Power Plant, after this project expired according to the contract signed with the foreign investor.

Take over management and operation of Phu My 3 Gas-fired Thermal Power Plant after the end of the BOT Contract with foreign investors.

Speaking to reporters of the Vietnam Law Newspaper, Mr. Mai Van Thanh - Head of the Construction Investment Management Board (EVNGENCO3) - said that with the experience accumulated in 26 years of operating, repairing and maintaining large-capacity power plants, including gas-fired power plants, the member unit of this "Group" has taken over and stably operated the Phu My 3 Plant, a power source designed to supply about 5 billion kWh of electricity to the national grid each year.

Considered the "boss" of gas-fired thermal power in Vietnam today, the representative of EVNGENCO3 affirmed that the unit's human resources are capable of managing, maintaining, and repairing components of a gas turbine power plant, except for specific details such as turbine blades that must be imported from manufacturers around the world.

“In the current operation process, power plants are facing the situation of domestic gas sources outside the East Sea gradually being depleted, so they have to depend on imported liquefied natural gas (LNG), which is quite expensive. However, the biggest advantage of gas-fired thermal power is that it is clean and limits environmental pollution,” said Mr. Mai Van Thanh.

As reported by Vietnam Law Newspaper, implementing the VIII Power Plan, in early September 2024, the People's Committee of Quang Binh province and EVN announced the adjustment of the investment policy of the Quang Trach II LNG Thermal Power Project, in the spirit of converting from "brown" to "green", with 2 units with a design capacity of up to 1,500 MW, worth more than 52,000 billion VND.

“The conversion from coal to LNG in Quang Trach II is a decision in line with the domestic power planning and the world's general trend of developing clean energy with low CO2 emissions,” said EVN Deputy General Director Nguyen Tai Anh, adding that the investor's representative is urgently preparing for the groundbreaking date of the first gas-fired power project in the North Central region.

Leaders of Quang Binh province, EVN and Power Project Management Board II inspected Quang Trach Power Center, where the Quang Trach II Gas-fired Thermal Power Plant, worth more than 52,000 billion, is about to start construction.

Sharing more about experience in investing and operating gas-fired power projects, Head of EVNGENCO3 Construction Investment Management Board Mai Van Thanh - said that with the advantage of being cleaner than coal-fired power, the preparation and approval of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report for the Quang Trach II LNG Thermal Power Project by the Power Project Management Board II (EVN) as the investor representative - may be more favorable than the EIA approval process of a coal-fired power project.

“According to calculations, if related factors such as resources and construction site are favorable, the construction and installation of a gas-fired power plant will last from 18 to 24 months,” said Mr. Thanh.

According to the Power Plan VIII, by 2030, Vietnam will develop 23,900 MW of gas-fired power, equivalent to a proportion of more than 14.9% of the power source structure. LNG import demand will increase - reaching about 14-18 billion m3 in 2030 and 13-16 billion m3 in 2045.

Developing LNG power will contribute to ensuring stable power supply for the system, minimizing greenhouse gas emissions affecting the environment, avoiding interruptions and dependence on nature such as wind power or solar power...

Source: https://baophapluat.vn/lam-dien-sach-va-nhung-ngon-nghe-cua-evn-post528293.html