Vietnam's first LNG-fuelled power plants start commercial operation

HANOI: Vietnam's first two power plants that solely use liquefied natural gas have started commercial operations, owner Petrovietnam Power said on Monday (Dec 15).

The Nhon Trach 3 and Nhon Trach 4 plants in the southern province of Dong Nai have a combined capacity of 1.62 gigawatts and will be capable of generating 9 billion kilowatt-hours a year, Petrovietnam Power said in a statement.