In the morning, Deputy Prime Minister Hai attended the ground-breaking ceremony of a thermal power plant in Thai Binh. He noted that the project helps ensure an adequate supply of electricity not only for the northern region but also southern localities, especially during the dry season. He asked local authorities and relevant agencies to speed up the project and protect the interests of displaced residents. The first turbine is scheduled to generate power in the fourth quarter of 2017 and the second in the second quarter of 2018. The two turbine groups will have a combined design capacity of 600MW and generate 3.6 billion kWhs annually.