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COAL Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Le Van technology to convert alternating current
Thanh in a statement on Monday called on into high-voltage DC. HVDC cables are more
Construction on Vietnam’s its miners and relevant authorities to boost advantageous for long-distance transmission
and have less loss than conventional AC
domestic coal production as the country
Vung Ang 2 coal plant to grows more reliant on imports. transmission. They can be used for expanding
the acceptance of distributed power.
begin in December (KEPCO) said that a tape-cutting ceremony
Korea Electric Power Corporation
Vietnam will begin construction on GRID was held on October 27 in Gochang, about
1,230-megawatt Vung Ang 2 coal-fired power 220 kilometers (137 miles) southwest of
plant in the central province of Ha Tinh this KEPCO opens test site for Seoul, to open its test site that can carry out
December. an experiment on the operation, performance,
The investor, Vung Ang II Thermal Power world’s highest voltage and specifications of ±800 kilovolt-class
LLC (VAPCO), has completed necessary HVDC cables. Two HVDC cables can be
procedures for the $2.2-billion project to direct current transmission tested at the same time.
go ahead, deputy chief executive officer “The world’s best HVDC cable
Hoang Trong Binh told the Vietnam Finance cables demonstration test site will help prepare for
newspaper. the future of our power system, enhance the
Vung Ang 2, largely owned by Mitsubishi South Korea’s state power company opened international competitiveness of domestic
Corp and Korea Electric Power, is scheduled a new test site for the world’s highest voltage cable manufacturers, and contribute to the
to start commercial power generation in the direct current transmission cables that would expansion of renewable energy for 2050
third quarter of 2025, Binh said. be used for large-scale offshore wind power carbon neutrality,” KEPCO CEO Chung
South Korea’s Doosan Heavy Industries & projects. The test site will also be used as an Seung-il said in a statement on October 27.
Construction and Samsung C&T were among outpost for domestic cable manufacturers KEPCO said the new test site would
the construction contractors involved in the to enter the global market as it enables the enhance the competitiveness of homemade
project, he added. easy and quick demonstration of cables in cables for exports because the certification
A VAPCO spokesman said construction development. period will be shortened by at least six months
work on the project would start on December High-voltage direct current transmission and the test cost will be reduced compared to
5. (HVDC) is a next-generation electric power international certification tests.

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