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>Electricity Vietnam Submits Study for Hydro-Power Project
>
>( August 17, 2000 )
>
>
>HANOI, Aug 17, 2000 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) -- Electricity of Vietnam Corp 
>(EVN) has submitted a feasibility study to the government for the Rao Quan 
>hydro-power project in the central province of Quang Tri.
>
>       The project will build a 70MW hydro-power plant capable of 
> generating about 260 million kWh of power per year and a reservoir which 
> will irrigate 12,281ha of paddy plus 1,600ha of cereal crops, according 
> to the EVN's initial reports.
>
>       The project's irrigation works will regulate the flow of water in 
> Thach Han River in Quang Tri, providing a better water supply for people 
> living in the area and at the same time controlling flooding.
>
>       The reservoir and the hydro-power plant will be located in Rao Quan 
> Valley, near Highway No9 in the mountainous district of Huong Hoa's Khe 
> Sanh Town, some 60km from Dong Ha and 25km from Lao Bao Border Gate.
>
>       The project requires investment of about 2 trillion dong (US$140 
> million). According to officials from Quang Tri, the funding will be in 
> the form of loans from China and EVN will be the project's developer.
>
>       The director of Quang Tri Industry Service, Thai Vinh Khang, said 
> that during last year's floods irrigation works in the area had helped 
> limit the damage.
>
>       PM Phan Van Khai has urged relevant authorities to accelerate 
> preparatory steps for the project so that construction can start early 
> next year.
>
>       Construction is scheduled to last five years and the first turbine 
> of the power plant is expected to begin operation in 2006.
>
>       EVN has three proposals with three different price tags for this 
> project, with investment ranging from 1.981 trillion to 2.077 trillion. 
> These are now being considered by the Government and the most appropriate 
> will be chosen for implementation.
>
>       EVN has also proposed investment of 710.5 million dong for the 
> irrigation sub-project and 1.270 trillion dong for the energy sub-project.
>
>       Quang Tri officials said under French rule in the early 20th 
> century attention was paid to the use of irrigation-hydro power in the 
> area. In 1990, Norwegian companies investigated the possibility of 
> investing in the project.
>
>       Local officials say that for many years opportunities have been 
> missed to tap the huge resource.
>
>       The hydro-power project will pave the way for the trans-Asia east 
> west corridor (including the Highway No9) which links the Quang Tri 
> Province's Dong Ha Township with Savanakhet Province of Laos (through Lao 
> Bao Border Gate) and the northeastern part of Thailand. Highway No9 is 
> the only electrified road from Vietnam to Laos.
>
>       The Lao Bao Border Gate is now connected to the national grid and 
> the Laotian Savanakhet Province's Sepon District is being supplied with 
> power from Vietnam's national grid.
>
>       VNA
>
>
>
>


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