Son My I power station

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Son My I power station (Nhà máy Nhiệt điện Sơn Mỹ 1) is a power station in pre-construction in Ham Tan, Binh Thuan, Vietnam.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Son My I power station Ham Tan, Binh Thuan, Vietnam 10.65008, 107.68464 (approximate)[1]
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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Pre-construction[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] fossil gas: LNG[6] 2250[2][3][5][6][7] combined cycle[6] not found 2028 (planned)[10][5][8][7]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
1 Sojitz Corp [18%]; Pacific Group JSC [25%]; Kyushu Electric Power Co Inc [18%]; Electricité de France SA [37%][6][6][6][6] Electricité de France SA [37.5%]; Pacific Group JSC [25.0%]; Kyushu Electric Power Co Inc [18.8%]; Sojitz Corp [18.8%]

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Background

The Son My I power station received in-principle investment approval from Vietnam's trade ministry in 2021 on the build-operate-transfer (BOT) model, with the start of operations aimed for 2028, as of March 2025.[11] The project cost is estimated to be US$2.2 billion.[12] France's Électricité de France (EDF), Japan’s Sojitz and Kyushu Electric Power, and Vietnam’s Pacific Corporation are project investors.[13]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20210613063734/https://www.gem.wiki/Son_My_power_station. Archived from the original on 2021-06-13. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240405045547/https://insightplus.bakermckenzie.com/bm/energy-mining-infrastructure_1/vietnam-key-highlights-of-new-draft-of-national-power-development-plan-draft-pdp8. Archived from the original on 2024-04-05. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Vietnam Power Development Plan VIII, December 2022". Archived from the original on 2023-09-19. Retrieved 2022-12-01 00:00:00. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20230614053311/https://www.energyintel.com/00000188-9e31-dfa7-aded-9ffb3ab90000. Archived from the original on 2023-06-14. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221204065013/https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=a7f5719d-93ef-4415-9e28-961b311daf35. Archived from the original on 2022-12-04. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20210916190327/https://www.offshore-energy.biz/edf-to-lead-consortium-developing-vietnamese-gas-fired-power-plant/. Archived from the original on 2021-09-16. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230731150906/https://thuvienphapluat.vn/van-ban/Thuong-mai/Quyet-dinh-500-QD-TTg-2023-Quy-hoach-phat-trien-dien-luc-quoc-gia-2021-2030-tam-nhin-2050-566461.aspx. Archived from the original on 2023-07-31. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 https://theinvestor.vn/central-vietnam-province-to-clear-sites-for-lng-projects-in-may-for-operation-in-2028-d14909.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. "Hầu hết dự án điện khí LNG chưa có nhiều tiến triển". baodautu. Archived from the original on 2024-06-07. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  10. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220929124148/https://vepg.vn/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/5.9.2021-Draft-PDP8_En.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-09-29. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. Tri Duc, Central Vietnam province to clear sites for LNG projects in May, for operation in 2028, The Investor, Mar. 18, 2025
  12. Tri Duc, LNG-to-power projects in central Vietnam still drafting feasibility studies, The Investor, Jul. 18, 2024
  13. theinvestor.vn. "France's EDF seeks to collaborate with Vietnam's EVN in nuclear power, renewable energy". Retrieved 2025-09-15.

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