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Updated : 5:34 PM, 11/25/2009
Nuclear power project receives NA approval
The Vietnam National Assembly, on Nov. 25 passed a resolution on the building of two nuclear power plants in the south central province of Ninh Thuan and a hydro-electric power plant in the northwestern province of Lai Chau.  

Under the nuclear power project, one nuclear power plant will be built in Phuoc Dinh commune, Thuan Nam district, and the other in Vinh Hai commune, Ninh Hai district. Construction of the first plant will start in 2014 and is expected to be completed in 2020. The time for construction of the second plant has not been fixed.

The two plants which have four turbines with a total capacity of 4,000MW will cost about VND200,000 billion.

Meanwhile, construction of a hydro-electric power plant in Nam Hang commune, Muong Te district at an estimated cost of VND32,600 billion will start in late 2010 and be completed in 2017 with a design capacity of 1,200MW.

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