Voters request information on construction progress of Quynh Lap 1 Thermal Power Plant

July 18, 2017 06:45

(Baonghean.vn)- Voters of Hoang Mai town requested the Provincial People's Committee to provide information on the construction progress of Quynh Lap 1 Thermal Power Plant so that people can feel secure in investing in production, developing the economy, and stabilizing their lives.

Regarding this issue, the Provincial People's Committee responded as follows::

The Quynh Lap I Thermal Power Plant Project was assigned by the Government to the Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (TKV) as the investor with a capacity of 1,200 MW (2x600 MW), with a total investment of about 2.2 billion USD. According to the progress in the adjusted Power Plan VII, the Project will put Unit 1 into operation in 2022 and Unit 2 in 2023.

On investment preparation:Up to now, the Quynh Lap I Thermal Power Plant Construction Investment Project has been approved by the Board of Members of TKV under the authorization of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (Decision No. 348/QD-TKV dated March 6, 2017). The Government has invested and agreed in principle to the EPC Contractor Consortium led by Doosan Group as the main coordinator together with Lilama, Narime and other domestic enterprises to design and manufacture equipment for both units of Quynh Lap I Thermal Power Plant. The environmental impact assessment report of the Quynh Lap I Thermal Power Plant project has been approved by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Decision No. 2784/QD-BTNMT dated December 2, 2016).

Lễ động thổ dự án nhà máy nhiệt điện Quỳnh Lập 1. Ảnh tư liệu
Groundbreaking ceremony of Quynh Lap 1 thermal power plant project. Photo: Archive

In the coming time, TKV plans to carry out the following contents:

- Organize negotiations on power purchase contracts with EVN.

- Invite interested investors to promote investment cooperation in the project, report to the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Government for instructions.

- Develop capital arrangement plan and specific investment method for the project.

- Report to the Ministries and the Government to allow the appointment of the Doosan-Lilama-Narime EPC contractor consortium to carry out the project's EPC package according to the Government's direction.

- Project construction is expected to start in the first quarter of 2018, and put into operation in 2022-2023 (Estimated Unit 1: 46 months, Unit 2: 52 months).

Regarding compensation, site clearance and resettlement:

- TKV has approved the compensation, site clearance and resettlement project for the construction of Quynh Lap I Thermal Power Plant (Decision No. 2398/QD-TKV dated November 19, 2015).

- The People's Committee of Hoang Mai town has established a Compensation, Site Clearance and Resettlement Council (CSC) and signed a contract to organize the implementation of compensation, site clearance and resettlement support for the project with the investor's representative.

Phối cảnh tổng thể dự án nhà máy nhiệt điện Quỳnh Lập 1. Ảnh tư liệu
Overall perspective of Quynh Lap 1 thermal power plant project. Photo courtesy

About the work done:

- Organize meetings with people, publicly disseminate the compensation and support policies of the state for site clearance and resettlement of the project. Nearly 200 households participated in the meeting and the People's Council basically resolved many questions raised by the people.

- Propaganda, mobilization, explanation, organization of distribution of ballots and leaflets for people to register in resettlement areas.

- Prepare a resettlement investment plan to serve the project's site clearance and have it confirmed by the People's Committee of Hoang Mai town in document No. 624/PA-UBND dated July 1, 2016.

- Publicly announce the planning of resettlement areas to the hamlets (Dong Thanh, Dong Minh, Tan Minh), hang planning drawings, directly guide and explain to the people, create conditions for people to directly visit and learn about the resettlement areas.

- Completed all field surveying work according to the approved plan with a total of 994 plots of land surveyed (Total area: 174.59 ha). Completed the cadastral grid, installed 178/178 boundary markers for land acquisition.

- Completed the confirmation of land plots: Number of land plots: 463/994 plots; Number of households: 88/413 households. Confirmation of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment on 01/10 pieces of the map of the plot measurement (map piece number 7).

- Set up public planning billboards at the center of the project site.

- Submit to the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Nghe An province for appraisal of the first phase of documents (5.6 hectares, 38 households of forestry land).

Gia Huy

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