Vietnamese construction firm Cavico announced this month that it will complete excavation work on the A Luoi hydropower project headrace tunnel in the second week of April 2011.
Cavico was awarded the contract for underground works and an access road in 2007. Cavico excavated using NATM and blasting on the 6.5m, 11.7-km headrace tunnel and secondary tunnels.
Cavico worked on the project on the A Sap River, Thua Thien Hye Province for client Central Hydropower Joint Stock Company.
“We are pleased to prepare for the final breakthrough on the A Luoi Hydropower project,” said Hung Manh Tran, executive vice president of Cavico. “Our efficient, highly skilled team is working diligently to excavate the final meters of this complex project.”
When finished the plant will have a 170MW capacity.
