(VOVworld)- The Japanese J-Power Development Company plans to build a thermal power plant in Dung Quat Economic Zone in the central province of Quang Ngai.

The working session between Quang Ngai authorities and the Japanese J-Power Development Company (Source:baoquangngai.vn)

The director of the International Development Business Department of J-Power Electricity, Jahana Takashi, told provincial officials about the intention at a recent working session. Takashi said the company would proceed with a pre-feasibility study on investment in the coal-fired plant, which will be built in two stages: the first stage with capacity of 2,400 megawatts (MW) to be commissioned in 2028, and the second stage with a 2,000 MW capacity for operation in 2030. The plant will use coal from Australia, Russia, Indonesia and Vietnam.