Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) Groupexpects to supply an additional 780 MW of electricity to the nationalpower grid by the end of April.
The new amount will come from the second turbine of the Son La hydroelectric power plant (400 MW), the first turbine of the An Khe- Ka Nac hydroelectric power plant (80 MW), and the expanded Uong Bi thermal power plant No. 2 (300 MW).
In the first three months of the year, EVN put into commission three turbines with a total design capacity of 515 MW of electricity, including the second turbine of Song Tranh hydroelectric power plant No.2, the first turbine of Dong Nai hydroelectric power plant No. 3, and Uong Bi thermal power plant No. 2.
In the reviewed period, the group supplied the market with nearly 24.2 billion kWh of electricity, a 10.6 percent rise over the same time last year, with 9.6 billion kWh generated by its plants and 14.5 billion kWh from other internal and external sources.
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