The Song Hau 2 thermal power plant, with a capacity of 2,000MW, will be built at Song Hau Power Centre under the BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) model at a cost of US$2.5 billion, according to the Hau Giang Provincial People’s Committee.

Under the project, coal imported from Indonesia and Australia will be used to generate electricity, apart from DO (diesel oil) from Dung Quat and Nghi Son oil refineries.

The plant is expected to be operational in 2018.

The project will get off the ground as soon as the licence is issued, said Toyo Ink.