HCM CITY — Mitsubishi Power, a subsidiary of Japanese giant Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, has secured a contract to supply key equipment to Ô Môn 1 Thermal Power Plant in Cần Thơ.

The equipment will include gas burners for the boiler at the core of the oil-to-natural-gas conversion plant.

It will also install a selective catalytic reduction system to treat nitrogen oxides in exhaust gases, enabling the plant to comply with stricter environmental regulations.

The 660-megawatt Ô Môn 1 Thermal Power Plant has two 330MW units that began operations in 2009 and 2015 using original main equipment from Mitsubishi Power.

The fuel conversion plant is being built by the Vietnam Electricity Group’s Power Generation Corporation 2.

The engineering, procurement and construction contractors are LILAMA Corporation and Power Generation Corporation 3.

Mitsubishi Power Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd., another Mitsubishi subsidiary and based in Singapore, will provide engineering support and technical assistance.

Makoto Fujita, senior general manager of the steam power business division at the conglomerate, said: "Since the start of operations for Unit 1 in 2009, the Ô Môn 1 Thermal Power Plant has played an important role in the development of the Mekong Delta region.

“As the OEM of the existing power plant, we are extremely proud to be able to contribute to the stable supply of energy and decarbonisation in Việt Nam through our participation in this fuel conversion project.”

In August this year, Mitsubishi Power won a contract to supply two advanced J-Series Air-Cooled gas turbines for the adjacent Ô Môn 4 Thermal Power Plant, a 1,155MW gas turbine combined cycle facility that will begin operations in 2028.

Việt Nam’s Power Development Plan VIII aims to diversify the national energy mix by reducing coal dependency and expanding natural gas and renewable energy use. — VNS