EVN ties up with Japanese group for Vietnam nuclear plant

A Japanese consortium and state utility Vietnam Electricity has signed an agreement to cooperate on the Ninh Thuan 2 nuclear power plant project in Vietnam.

Last October, Vietnam accepted Japan as a partner in the construction of two nuclear reactors in Ninh Thuan province in central Vietnam.

The Ninh Thuan 2 No.1 reactor is due to begin operations in 2021, followed by the Ninh Thuan 2 No.2 unit in 2022.

Vietnam aims to complete its first nuclear plant with Russia by 2020, and its joint project with Japan will mark its second such plant.

The agreement came immediately after Japan Atomic Energy Co announced that it had reached an agreement to conduct a feasibility study to build the Ninh Thuan 2 plant.

The Japanese consortium, International Nuclear Energy Development of Japan Co, comprises 13 firms, including utilities and nuclear plant builders, reports Reuters.