Construction of Vietnam-Thailand wind power plant underway

Construction of the V1-2 wind power plant - a joint venture between the Truong Thanh Vietnam Group and the Thai-based Sermsang Power Corporation Public Company Limited - kicked off in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh on August 14.
Construction of Vietnam-Thailand wind power plant underway ảnh 1At the ground-breaking ceremony (Photo: VNA)
Tra Vinh (VNA) - Construction of the V1-2 wind power plant - ajoint venture between the Truong Thanh Vietnam Group and the Thai-basedSermsang Power Corporation Public Company Limited - kicked off in the MekongDelta province of Tra Vinh on August 14.

Covering about 1,220 ha in Duyen Hai town’s Truong Long Hoa commune, the48 MWp facility consists of 12 wind turbines. Costing in excess of 2.23trillion VND (96 million USD), it is expected to generate 162.97 million kWh ofelectricity each year.

It will also create dozens of new jobs once operational and contributebetween 45 and 50 billion VND to the local budget annually.

Under wind power planning for Tra Vinh to 2020 and vision to 2030, whichwas approved by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) in 2015, theprovince’s total capacity can reach about 1,608 MW. Local authorities have acceptedfive projects to date, which together are capable of generating 270 MW.

The provincial People’ Committee has made a proposal to include 17 morewind power projects, with total capacity of 2,400 MW, in the revised nationalelectric power planning VII./.
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