According to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, National Power Development Plan in 2006-2015-2025 period has been approved by the Prime Minister and Son My Coal-fired Thermal Power Project (Binh Thuan) is set with the capacity of 2,400MW in 2012-2015 period in BOO/BOT form. At present, there has not been the detailed plan of generator development in Son My- Binh Thuan yet. Therefore, in the forth coming time, Industry and Commerce Ministry will steer Vietnam Electricity to build up the detailed plan of generator development in Son My so as to have the bases to select the investor.
Currently, there are many domestic as well as foreign investors concerning about this project. The Prime Minister has raised the steering idea of selecting the investor for BOT projects, which is mainly based on tender mechanism. Hence, the selection of the investor for this project is subject to the Decision issued by the Prime Minister.
From CNVN Newspaper, Vol. 40