April 21, 2009 | 21:18 (GMT+7)
Cuu Long River Delta to become a major energy centre
The Cuu Long River Delta has been projected to become the energy centre of Vietnam by 2020 with three power supplying sources...
The Cuu Long River Delta has been projected to become the energy centre of Vietnam by 2020 with three power supplying sources, O Mon, Ca Mau and Kien Luong with total capacity of between 9,000-9,400MW of electricity and gas generated from the Southwestern mines.
The Prime Minister has approved a project to turn the region into the national economic hub and at the same time the centre of agriculture and aquaculture, playing a major exporting role of agricultural products.
The GDP of the Mekong River Delta is set to increase by 1.2 times during 2009-2010 and another 1.25 times in 2011-2020 compared to the national level. The regional GDP is expected to hold 11.6% and 13.3% in the national GDP by 2010 and 2020 instead of the current 10.5%, respectively.
Source: TBKTSG
Translated by Hoang Anh