Vietnam Planning On Building 17 New Coal-Fired Plants By 2020 - Xinhua

[hatrack]

Vietnam's biggest electricity producer and sole distributor is planning to build 17 coal-fired power plants in the southern region between 2010 and 2020, according to local newspaper Labor on Tuesday.

The plants with combined capacity of 11,000 MW to be built by the state-owned Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) will increase the total capacity of the region's electricity system to 25,112 MW in 2020.

Most of the power plants are scheduled to be built in the provinces of Tra Vinh, Soc Trang, Dong Nai and Binh Thuan. The smallest plant will have capacity of 600 MW.

To cope with the potential power shortage partly fueled by increasing electricity demand, Vietnam is upgrading and facilitating construction of power plants, buying more electricity from China, and calling for individuals and organizations to save power, the state-owned corporation said.

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http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200611/21/eng20061121_323654.html

Don't worry - I'm SURE they'll be using carbon sequestration techniques and state-of-the-art emissions control.

:eyes:

[Hobarticus]

1. Bush goes to visit Vietnam, and they announce coal-burning plants?

Hasn't he been trying to foist these off on us?

What deep-pocket donor's getting rich off of this, I wonder.

[texastoast]

2. TXU Energy here in Texas

That bunch is up his butt along with Rick Perry's.

They make me sick. Back to work. Fighting those evil little corporate bastards never ends.

http://www.stopthecoalplant.org/