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Hydropower

Cavico Corp. has been awarded an USD11.3 million contract to construct the headrace tunnel at the Dambri hydropower plant. The tunnel, which will connect the water intake and the pressure shaft, will be approximately 5 km long with a diameter of 3.66 to 4.30 m. Cavico plans to begin work on the tunnel by the end of this month. The Dambri hydropower plant is located 140 km northeast of Ho Chi Minh City in Da Huoai village, near Da Teh city in Lam Dong province. Owned by South Hydropower Joint Stock Company, the USD80 million plant will have a 75 MW capacity. Visit www.cavicocorp.com 03/08.Cavico Corp. has been awarded a construction contract valued at USD19.2 million to build the second section of the headrace tunnel at the Dambri hydropower plant. The latest contract with Southern Hydropower Joint Stock Company is to construct a 3.2 km-long and 3.66 m to 4.30 m-wide section of the headrace tunnel. This brings Cavico's total awards at the Dambri hydropower plant to an estimated USD34.3 million, further to the USD11.3 million contract for the first section of the headrace tunnel announced in early January 2008 and a USD3.75 million contract to build the access and service road in July 2007. Cavico has started transporting equipment to the site to begin work on the first section of the tunnel. Click vn/22. Visit www.cavicocorp.com 06/08.



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