Construction of the first wind power farm in Viet Nam’s Central Highlands invested by HBRE Wind Power Company (Photo: evwind.es)Dak Lak (VNA) – Manydomestic and foreign enterprises have been granted investment licenses todevelop solar and wind power projects in the Central Highlands of Dak Lak,according to the provincial People’s committee.
It is sunny and windy much of theyear in Dak Lak province, giving it great potential to develop clean energy, accordingto experts.
According to a national masterplan on solar and wind power development to 2020 with a vision to 2030, Dak Lakprovince aims to bring clean energy capacity to about 5,250 MW.
Wind power will be developed inKrong Buk, Cu M’gar, Krong Nang, Ea H’leo districts and Buon Ho town with atentative capacity of 1,382 MW. The rest of the electricity will be generatedat solar power plants.
The HBRE Wind Power Company Ltd.has invested 270 million USD to build a wind farm with total capacity of 120 MWin Dlie Yang Commune, Ea H’leo District.
The farm, the first of its kindin the Central Highlands, is designed to produce 450 million KW of electricityper year.
For solar power projects, Vietnam’sXuan Thien Company Ltd. will invest 2.2 billion USD in a 2,000MW solar installationin Ea Sup District.
Long Thanh Infrastructure Development and InvestmentCompany has planned to invest 310 million USD in a 250MW solar installation while TH True Milk Group will build a 1,117 MW solar plant on an area of 1,117ha in the same locality.
Meanwhile, the US power group AESCorporation has spent 750 million USD on a solar factory, which will have thecapacity to generate 300 to 500 MW in Ea Sup and Buon Don Districts.-VNA
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