Cavico Subsidiary Receives Investment Certificate for the Lam Dong Wind Power Plant
Thu May 21, 9:31 AMLOS ANGELES & HANOI, Vietnam--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cavico Corp. (“Cavico” or “the Company”) (OTC BB: CVIC), a leading infrastructure development company in Vietnam, today announced that Cavico Transportation, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, received the investment certificate from the Lam Dong’s People Committee for the windpower plant in Cau Dat-Xuan Truong Village, Da Lat City, Lam Dong province.
Cavico had earlier announced that it planned to actively pursue wind energy projects. The receipt of the investment certificate is the final legal documentation required for the Company to develop a wind power plant as a builder-owner-operator (BOO). Lam Dong’s People Committee also approved the plant’s location at which Cavico has conducted feasibility studies and measured the available wind power. Cavico expects the entire process of completing construction work and commencing operations to take three years. From now through the end of 2010, the Company plans to meet with potential co-investors, select a CDM partner (Clean Development Mechanism, a Kyoto Protocol mechanism to assist industrialized countries reducing their greenhouse gas emissions), determine engineering and technological requirements, and negotiate the electricity selling price with the Vietnamese government. Upon finalizing these details, Cavico will begin construction work, import the required equipment, and install the wind turbines.
In the first phase of the project, Cavico plans to construct a 30 megawatt (MW) windpower plant which upon completion will be connected to the national grid. According to the results from studies by the Company’s consultant firm, PECC 3 (Power Engineering Consulting Company 3) the plant may be expanded to 100-300 megawatt. Cavico expects the plant will use 350 hectares of land of which 10.8 hectares will be permanently occupied. A total of 339.2 hectares of land will be impacted by this plant. Cavico projects that total capital investment on this project will be approximately $56.6 million. The Company plans to invest equity of $11.4 million, about 20% of the total capital investment, in the project and finance the remaining amount with debt.
“We are happy to report the successful receipt of the investment certificate for the wind power plant. Results from our preliminary studies show that there is a huge potential for wind power in the Lam Dong province,” commented Mr. Thanh Vu Tran, President of Cavico Transportation. “The Vietnamese government has an increased focus on clean energy projects. We have received increased amount of support and encouragement from the Lam Dong’s People Committee and local government. We have also received a lot of interest from investors and financing groups. We strongly believe that the wind power plant will contribute significantly in easing the electricity shortage problems in Vietnam.”
About Cavico Corp. (OTCBB: CVIC.OB)
Cavico Corp. is focused on large infrastructure projects, which include the construction of hydropower facilities, dams, bridges, tunnels, roads, mines and urban buildings. Cavico is also making investments in hydropower facilities, cement production plants and urban developments in Vietnam. The company employs more than 3000 employees on projects worldwide, with offices throughout Vietnam and a satellite office in Australia.
Founded in 2000, Cavico is a major infrastructure construction, infrastructure investment and natural resources conglomerate headquartered in Hanoi, Vietnam. Cavico is highly respected for its core competency in the construction of mission-critical infrastructure including hydroelectric plants, highways, bridges, tunnels, ports and urban community developments. One of the Company’s primary competitive advantages is its ability to nurture a project “from concept through completion” with a vertical portfolio of interrelated investment, permitting, design, construction management and facility maintenance services. Cavico’s project partners include top multi-national corporations and government organizations. The Company employs more than 3,000 full-time, part-time, and seasonal workers. For more information, visit http://www.cavicocorp.com. Information on the Company’s Web site or any other Web site does not constitute a portion of this release.
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