Nghe An is about to select an investor for the Quynh Lap LNG Thermal Power Plant Project.

Currently, Nghe An Department of Planning and Investment is carrying out procedures for approving investment policies and bidding to select investors to implement the Quynh Lap LNG Thermal Power Plant project in accordance with regulations.

Nghe An is about to select an investor for the Quynh Lap LNG Thermal Power Plant Project.

Currently, Nghe An Department of Planning and Investment is carrying out procedures for approving investment policies and bidding to select investors to implement the Quynh Lap LNG Thermal Power Plant project in accordance with regulations.

On February 20, Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh worked with a delegation from the Department of Operations, General Staff to inspect and survey the Quynh Lap LNG Thermal Power Plant Project in Hoang Mai town.

Speaking at the working session, Major General Luu Quang Vu - Deputy Director of the Department of Operations, General Staff emphasized the importance of the project in ensuring energy security. Based on the inspection and survey of the project this time, the delegation will assess the conditions for ensuring national defense for the project; opinions related to the industry and fields managed by the Ministry of National Defense and other opinions related to the project; thereby advising the leaders of the Ministry of National Defense to give opinions on the project appraisal.

Speaking at the meeting, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh emphasized: In the current period, proactively using domestic energy sources will limit dependence on foreign purchases, making it difficult to meet the electricity needs of factories and production facilities in industrial parks.

Location of Quynh Lap LNG project

According to Notice No. 10/TB-BCT dated January 10, 2025 of the Ministry of Industry and Trade on the conclusion of the Minister of Industry and Trade at the Conference with localities and investors of power projects on the implementation of Directive No. 01/CT-TTg of the Prime Minister, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh assigned the Department of Planning and Investment to preside over and coordinate with the Department of Industry and Trade and relevant agencies to urgently carry out procedures to complete the approval of investment policy and select investors for the Quynh Lap LNG Thermal Power Plant Project in the first quarter of 2025 in accordance with the procedures and regulations of law.

Accordingly, 13/13 provincial departments and branches have given their opinions on approving the project investment policy; 6/7 ministries have given their opinions on appraisal, while the Ministry of National Defense has not yet given its opinions.

The total investment of the project is expected to be about 2.11 billion USD, including the following items: LNG power plant, gas storage, receiving port, breakwater and auxiliary works on a total area of ​​about 210 -360 hectares and a port to receive ships with a capacity of about 100,000 DWT. The project is expected to be put into commercial operation before 2030.

Upon completion, electricity produced from the plant will be connected to the 500kV Quang Trach - Quynh Luu - Thanh Hoa line or considered for connection to the Nghi Son LNG Thermal Power Plant.

Quynh Lap LNG Thermal Power Plant Project is located in Quynh Lap Commune, Hoang Mai Town, Nghe An Province with a capacity of 1,500 MW (including 2 units x 750 MW) using combined cycle gas turbine technology, LNG warehouse and recycling system; LNG receiving port for ships with a capacity of 100,000 DWT to 150,000 DWT and synchronous technical infrastructure system. To meet the fuel demand of the plant, about 1.15 million tons of LNG will be imported per year.
This is one of the important and priority power source projects in the list attached to Decision No. 500/QD-TTg dated May 15, 2023 of the Prime Minister on approving the National Power Development Plan for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050 (Power Plan VIII) and Decision No. 262/QD-TTg dated April 1, 2024 of the Prime Minister on approving the Plan to implement Power Plan VIII.

Source: https://baodautu.vn/nghe-an-sap-lua-chon-nha-dau-tu-du-an-nha-may-nhet-dien-lng-quynh-lap-d248071.html