On July 20, the Office of the People's Committee of Ca Mau province said that the Provincial People's Committee has issued a decision approving the investment policy and also approving the investor of the 500kV LNG Bac Lieu - Thot Not power line project. The approved investor is the National Power Transmission Corporation (EVNNPT).
According to the decision, the project has a total investment capital of 8,275 billion VND, of which the investor's contributed capital is more than 2,068 billion VND, accounting for 25% of the total capital; mobilized capital is more than 6,206 billion VND, accounting for 75%. The project's operating term is 50 years from the date the State allocates land, leases land or allows land use purpose conversion according to regulations.
The project is invested to transmit the capacity of Bac Lieu LNG power plant and other power sources in Ca Mau province into the national power system; strengthen the 500kV power grid connection between regions, contributing to ensuring safe and stable operation of the power system and improving the reliability of power supply for the Southern region.
According to the approved scale, the power line is about 135.6 km long, of which about 52.2 km passes through Ca Mau province and 83.4 km through Can Tho city. The project needs to recover about 38.87 ha of land for construction, and there are also about 460.4 ha of land located in the power grid safety corridor.
In Ca Mau province, the power line passes through Vinh Hau, Hoa Binh, Vinh My, Chau Thoi, Vinh Thanh, Phuoc Long and Ninh Quoi communes, with a recovered land area of about 17.11 ha. According to the plan, the project is expected to start construction in the second quarter of 2027 and be completed and put into operation in the fourth quarter of 2028.
