220kV transmission line from Thien Tan 1.2 22/220kV substation to 500kV Thuan Nam

Thien Tan Solar Power Plant was invested by Ninh Thuan Energy Industry Joint Stock Company (a member of T&T Group). T&T Group is one of the leading private companies in Vietnam, operating in multiple industries and fields. In particular, for the energy sector, over the past few years and in the upcoming time, T&T said it had and would invest trillions of dong in power projects, especially in clean energy.

Previously, in April 2019, Ninh Thuan Energy Industry Joint Stock Company and Vietnam Electricity signed a power purchase agreement. Accordingly, Ninh Thuan Energy Industry Joint Stock Company would sell electricity to EVN at the price in accordance with Decision No.11/2017/QD-TTg dated April 11, 2017 of the Prime Minister on the mechanism to encourage the development of solar power projects in Vietnam.

The project is assigned by the Investor to IPC technical joint stock company as the EPC contractor. IPC-TECH was established on the merger between TSC M&E Engineering Company and IPC Group (Owned by IPC International Commodity Trading Joint Stock Company) with experience and techniques acquired from constructing mechanical systems of TSC M&E Engineering and the strong financial capability and strict organization of the IPC Group.

On October 1, 2020, after successfully negotiating with IPC Group Joint Stock Company, Saigon Gia Dinh Electric Joint Stock Company officially became the EPC Contractor of the 220kV transmission line from 22/220kV substation (Thien Tan 1.2) to 500kV Thuan Nam.

The 220kV one circuit transmission line from 22/220kV substation (Thien Tan 1.2) to 500kV Thuan Nam had the started from the 22/220kV Thien Tan 1.2 substation in Phuoc Ha commune, Ninh Phuoc district, Ninh Thuan province to Thuan Nam 500kV substation in Phuoc Minh commune, Thuan Nam district, Binh Thuan province.

Construction scale and the project overview:

The 220kV project consists of 32 locations spreading over 9,775km started from the 220kV busbar at 500kV Trung Nam substation and ended at 220kV busbar of the 22/220kV substation at Thien Tan 1.2 solar power plant.

Some pictures of the project taken by EHCMC: