Nghi Son 1 600MW Coal-Fired Power Project

Overview:

• Nghi Son 1 is a major 600MW BOT thermal power project in Vietnam that is one of two plants of the Nghi Son Power Complex under the Master Plan VI—a long term power development plan for 2006-2015, established by the Vietnamese Government.
• This project is one of the most important projects in the Master Plan in response to increasing power demands in Vietnam, where significant economic growth is being achieved.
• The construction contract for Nghi Son 1 was awarded to Japan's Marubeni Corporation. 

Wai Yee Tsang - Journalist Asia-Pacific