Hau Giang (VNA) - Hau Giang Bioenergy Joint StockCompany (HBE) held a groundbreaking ceremony for a biomass power plant usingrice husk as fuel with a total investment of 875 billion VND (36.5 million USD)in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang on December 15.
TruongNgoc Thuy Trang, director of HBE, said that the Hau Giang Biomass Power PlantProject, with a capacity of 2x10 MW, is expected to be completed and put intouse in the fourth quarter of 2024.
Whenput into operation, the plant in Thuan An ward, Long My town would be agrid-connected biomass power plant, contributing to diversifying powergeneration sources and ensuring energy security in the province in particularand the Mekong Delta region in general, said Trang.
Inaddition, the project will provide about 125 GWh per year of electricity,create jobs for workers, and contribute to the provincial socio-economicdevelopment with estimated revenue at about 200 billion VND per year./.