Investors are behind in the $2 billion Quang Ninh LNG power plant construction, which kicked off in October last year

Quang Ninh People’s Committee last week said the process of the Quang Ninh LNG power plant was behind the set timetable initially laid out by the investors.

Deputy Chairman of the committee Cao Tuong Huy said that the investors initially planned to complete investment procedures by the end of the first quarter of 2022, to start construction the following quarter, and finish the project in late 2027.

“However, to date, the investors have only just completed procedures for the investment registration certificate. The joint venture has yet to establish a legal entity to implement the project, simultaneously causing delays in building the feasibility study,” Huy said. “The reason for this delay comes from the investors’ lack of determination, as well as difficult procedures to add the LNG specialised port into the detailed planning for seaport groups.”

Quang Ninh People’s Committee has asked the joint venture to accelerate establishing a legal entity to build a feasibility study to submit to the Ministry of Industry and Trade for appraisal this month.

The province requires Cam Pha People’s Committee to hand over land to the investor in November this year. Thus, the join venture must also accelerate procedures for building the fence and levelling the site after the land handover.

Covering 56 hectares, including 13.38ha offshore, in Cam Pha city, the Quang Ninh LNG power project will include a 1,500MW power plant, gas storage, and an LNG port with an annual capacity of 2.4 million tonnes.

Around 1.1 million tonnes of LNG materials will be imported from Australia, Qatar, Russia, and the United States to support the plant's operation.