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| Black & Veatch wins project in Vietnam PetroVietnam Technical Services Corporation (PTSC) has selected U.S.-based Black & Veatch to provide project management and design services for the Long Phu 1 Power Plant. The plant is located in the Long Phu District, Soc Trang province in the south of the country and will supply much-needed additional power to the national electric grid, especially to more than 16 million people in the Mekong Delta Region. PTSC is the engineering, procurement and construction contractor for the project and is a member of the Vietnam Oil & Gas Group (PetroVietnam), the project owner. PetroVietnam Power, also a member of PetroVietnam, will operate the plant and deliver electricity to the Vietnam grid system. The Vietnam Government projects the country's economy will grow at a rate of 7.5-to-8 percent annually, over the next five years. The Long Phu 1 Power Plant will provide an essential source of energy to support Vietnam's growing economy. Provisional acceptance for the two, 600-megawatt units is scheduled in 2014. write your comments about the article :: © 2011 Construction News :: home page |