The Prime Minister inspected the construction site of the Quang Trach 1 Thermal Power Project

Deputy Director of Power Project Management Board 2 Do Thanh Tai (far right) reports to the Prime Minister and the project progress delegation.

Quang Trach 1 Thermal Power Plant Project belongs to Quang Trach Electricity Center, invested by EVN, and directly managed by Power Project Management Board 2 (EVNPMB2) on behalf of EVN.

The project includes 2 units with a total capacity of 1,403 MW. When put into operation, it will contribute to ensuring electrical safety for the Vietnam system and contributing to socio-economic development and increasing budget revenue for Quang Binh province, creating jobs for people in the area. The project was started in December 2021, and so far the overall progress has reached 60.56%.In particular, construction items have been completed such as Bored piles, ground reinforcement with soil cement piles (CDM piles) in the coal warehouse area, turbine house foundation, boiler foundation, chimney (concrete), the foundation of the central control house and foundations of tanks in the water treatment area...

Currently, Power Project Management Board 2 and contractors have been making efforts to overcome difficulties and challenges, speed up construction progress, and strive to complete the project on schedule.

However, implementing projects of Quang Trach Power Center in general and Quang Trach 1 Thermal Power Project in particular has encountered some difficulties and challenges.

Specifically, some items are still difficult to prepare often clear sites such as the cooling water receiving canal, coal conveyor belt, cooling water discharge pipeline, fresh water supply pipeline, Quang Trach 2 LNG plant site... Quang Binh Provincial People's Committee is making an effort, urging relevant local agencies to resolve these problems.

In addition, projects at Quang Trach Electricity Center are implementing many construction items at the same time, in which the volume of excavation of foundation holes is very large, so landfill planning is required.

To ensure the progress of completion of the above projects, the investor recommends that the Prime Minister direct the People's Committee of Quang Binh province to continue supporting and speeding up the progress of compensation and site clearance, especially the scope of freshwater pipelines, resettlement arrangements, waste disposal site planning; Direct relevant ministries and branches to continue to support and create conditions for EVN in the process of implementing projects.

The Prime Minister shares and encourages construction workers on the construction site

Inspecting the actual construction site, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh acknowledged and praised EVN, Power Project Management Board 2, contractors, especially the forces participating in the above construction have worked hard day and night, throughout the day and off...

Sharing difficulties with workers participating in the project, when the weather in Quang Binh province is extremely harsh, especially in the current hot season, the Prime Minister requested the investor and contractors to arrange reasonable construction time, ensuring progress and quality, but also needing to ensure health and safety for workers.

Acknowledging the results achieved so far of the project, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested EVN, Power Project Management Board 2, and contractors to continue their efforts and concentrate all resources on research solutions to further speed up construction progress...

Quang Trach Electricity Center includes 3 projects: Infrastructure belonging to the project Quang Trach Electricity Center, Quang Trach 1 Thermal Power Plant and Quang Trach 2 LNG power project./.