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Bechtel wins FEED contract for Vietnam’s

Bac Lieu LNG-to-power project

VIETNAM SINGAPORE’S Delta Offshore Energy (DOE) when they chose to install the region’s first off-
has awarded Bechtel a Front End Engineering shore wind farm. With our LNG-to-Power pro-
and Design (FEED) contract for its 3,200 MW ject, it will shine as the gateway for change in the
combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant Mekong Delta,” said Ian Nguyen, co-founder and
in the Bac Lieu province in Vietnam Managing Director of Delta Offshore Energy.
The plant, to be built 250km south of Ho Chi In May, Norway’s Stena Power & LNG Solu-
Minh City, consists of four single shaft units of tions was awarded the FEED contract for the use
H class gas turbine technology and will form the of its jetty-less LNG transfer and regasification
energy backbone of the Mekong Delta region, solutions for Bac.
earmarked as a focus area for major economic In parallel with the FEED services for the
development. CCGT, DOE is conducting FEED for the off-
“This power plant is a game changer for the shore receiving terminal, negotiating the terms
Bac Lieu province,” said Scott Osborne, Bechtel’s of the Power Purchase Agreement with Vietnam
General Manager, Infrastructure, Asia Pacific. Electricity Authority and implementing site rep-
“We want to make a difference in supporting aration works.
Mekong Delta and Vietnam by creating jobs and Upon successful conclusion of the FEED,
training, working with local businesses, and pro- Bechtel and DOE look forward to a smooth
viding new opportunities for those in the region. transition into the EPC execution of the project.
We are proud to be a part of Vietnam’s future, DOE’s Bac Lieu LNG-to-power project forms
contributing to its energy security, trade, and part of Vietnam’s national Power Development
economy.” Plan 7 revised (“PDP7R”).
“Bechtel is a premier engineering, procure- The company received the Investment Policy
ment, construction and project management Decision and the Investment Registration Cer-
company for large scale infrastructure projects tificate to be the exclusive owner of the project,
like our 3,200 MW power plant. Their appoint- which is the largest Foreign Direct Investment in
ment assures Delta and the country of Vietnam a Vietnam, in January 2020.
first-class power plant that will be reliable for the The project is also the first coal-to-gas con-
next 25 years,” said Bobby Quintos, co-founder version in Vietnam, the first integrated LNG-
and Managing Director of Delta Offshore to-power project in Vietnam, Vietnam’s first
Energy. approved 100% foreign IPP in a thermal power
“Bac Lieu is ready for development, and the plant as well as the country’s first floating LNG
authorities there have shown their willingness terminal.™
to adopt progressive technologies. We saw this

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