The Duyen Hai 1 Thermal Power Plant in Tra Vinh province (now Vinh Long) broke ground on September 19, 2010, as a joint project between EVN and China's Dongfang Electric (DEC), with total investment of about US$1.57 billion, 85% funded by commercial loans from the China Export-Import Bank. The plant has two units with a combined capacity of 1,245 MW (2x622.5 MW) and an average annual output of about 7.2 billion kWh, burning coal and equipped with dust filters and NOx and SOx removal systems. Unit 1 began operating on January 4, 2016, unit 2 on January 18, 2016, and the plant has supplied 5.2 billion kWh to the national grid. It helps secure power for the south and the Mekong Delta, especially when gas-fired plants reduce output, and its non-hazardous ash is reused as construction material.
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Original headline: Trung Quốc góp công lớn, Việt Nam hoàn thành công trình 1,57 tỷ USD xịn chưa từng có, một bước ngoặt lớn diễn ra vào đúng ngày 4/1 của 10 năm trước
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