Since April 2007, the gas turbine unit 1 and 2 of Ca Mau Power Company No.1 has commercially generated for 150 days with the total power output of over 618 million kWh. The entire power output generated since the first time of joining the power network was more than 682.5 million kWh with the power sales valued at VND 720 billion.
For the time being, the single cycle of Ca Mau Power Company No.1 has handed over to Lilama general contractor the remained tests and the responsibility of experimentally operating the combined cycle. Ca Mau Power Company No.1 has completed 98,5% of establishing and submitting the construction design; 98% of purchasing and transporting materials; and 92% of construction categories with main equipments. However, Ca Mau Power Company No.1 can hardly finish the combined cycle in December 2007. It is not until March 2008 that the company commercially operates this cycle, which is 3 months later.
Ca Mau Power Company No.2 has finished 94% of establishing and submitting the construction design and 95% of purchasing and transporting materials. At the same time, the company has basically completed constructing and installing equipments such as gas turbine unit 21 & 22, steam turbine unit – power generator, recuperative furnace 21 & 22, major transformer, 220 kV switchgear, gas fuel system and DO oil fuel system. Nevertheless, Ca Mau Power Company No.2 can hardly finish the combined cycle in December 2007. It is not until June 2008 that the company commercially operates this cycle, which is 2.5 months later.
In 2008, as estimated, Ca Mau Power Company No.1 and 2 with the total capacity of 1,500 MW will be put into operation and join the national power network with power output of 6.67 billion kWh.
Mai Phương