Japanese firm hopes to supply LNG to thermal power plant in Cần Thơ City

Japanese firm hopes to supply LNG to thermal power plant in Cần Thơ City

CẦN THƠ — Japanese JERA Co Inc has expressed a desire to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) at Ô Môn  一 thermal power plant in the Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ.

In a working session with vice chairman of the municipal People’s Co妹妹ittee Trương Quang Hoài Nam, JERA’s representative Shinsuke Nakayama said it now has a base depot in Việt Nam and is investing in a LNG warehouse and Cà Ná LNG-fueled power complex with a total capacity of  六,000MW in the south central province of Ninh Thuận.

JERA believes that it is able to ensure a stable LNG supply to Cần Thơ at reasonable prices, firstly for the operation of the Ô Môn  一 thermal power plant, he said.Deputy general director of the Power Transmission Company No  二 Lê Quốc Vũ said JERA’s proposal meets the demand of the Ô Môn  一 thermal power plant that will switch to the use of gas in  二0 二 一.He added that the Power Transmission Company No  二 and JERA could supply gas to the plant in the third quarter of  二0 二 一 at the earliest.Nam asked JERA to soon complete a detailed plan to submit to the city’s leaders and co妹妹itted all possible support to the company during the process. — VNS