Nghe An announces information on LNG gas thermal power project worth over 2 billion USD in Quynh Lap

The meeting was chaired by Mr. Pham Van Hoa - Director of the Department of Industry and Trade. Attending were leaders and specialized departments of the departments: Planning and Investment, Transport, Natural Resources and Environment, Southeast Economic Zone Management Board, Hoang Mai Town People's Committee, Provincial People's Committee Office and investors interested in the project.

The Quynh Lap LNG Thermal Power Project in Hoang Mai town, Nghe An province with a capacity of 1,500 MW is one of the important and priority power source projects in the list attached to Decision No. 500/QD-TTg dated May 15, 2023 of the Prime Minister on approving the National Power Development Plan for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050 (Power Plan VIII) and Decision No. 262/QD-TTg dated April 1, 2024 of the Prime Minister on approving the Plan to implement Power Plan VIII. The project is expected to be put into commercial operation before 2030.

The project is implemented in Dong Minh and Dong Thanh villages, Quynh Lap commune, Hoang Mai town, with a total investment of about 2.15 billion USD and the scale of project construction investment includes the following items: LNG power plant, gas storage, receiving port, breakwater and auxiliary works.

The total area of ​​the project is about 210-360 hectares, the project's LNG fuel demand is about 1.15 million tons/year and the port receives ships with a capacity of about 100,000 DWT.

At the meeting, representatives of the Department of Industry and Trade and the Management Board of the Southeast Economic Zone introduced the general information and overview of the announcement related to the Quynh Lap LNG Project; introduced the project implementation location and the planning of Dong Hoi Port.

After listening to investors' opinions on issues of site clearance, planning, project investment procedures, investor selection, etc., the Departments of Planning and Investment, Industry and Trade, Natural Resources and Environment, Transport, and the Southeast Economic Zone Management Board answered investors' opinions and discussed issues related to the management sector.

Comrade Pham Van Hoa said: The meeting aims to create conditions for interested investors to have the opportunity to access information about the project as well as information about planning related to the project; at the same time, also guide investors to carry out investment procedures in accordance with the law on investment. In addition, the meeting also informed about the time and place to receive project proposal documents of investors.

This is an important power source project, prioritized in the list of implementing Power Plan VIII. Time to start receiving documents: September 20, 2024. Interested investors should coordinate with relevant departments and branches to learn and carry out the next procedures. Relevant departments, branches and localities will create all favorable conditions for administrative procedures for businesses interested in investing.

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PROJECT DOCUMENTS, INVESTMENT PROCEDURES:
1. Dossier components: Investors prepare project proposal dossiers according to the provisions of Clause 1, Article 33 of the Investment Law 2020; Clause 6, Article 2 and Article 31 of Decree 31/2021/ND-CP dated March 26, 2021 of the Government.
2. Number of project proposal documents: 4 sets of documents (Point a, Clause 7, Article 33 of Decree 31/2021/ND-CP dated March 26, 2021 of the Government).
3. Location for submitting and receiving project proposal documents: Investors submit directly or via post to the Nghe An Provincial Public Administration Service Center; address: No. 16 Truong Thi Street, Truong Thi Ward, Vinh City, Nghe An Province.
4. Time to start receiving applications: September 20, 2024.
5. Deadline for receiving applications: October 5, 2024 (15 days from the date of receiving applications).