Construction work started on the first phase of the Tay Nguyen wind farmon March 6 in Dlie Yang Commune, Ea H'Leo District in the CentralHighlands province of Dak Lak.
The project, invested byHBRE Wind Power Solution Company (HBRE), will be implemented in threephases from present to 2020, with a total capacity of 120 MW and totalinvestment of 6 trillion VND (281 million USD).
After the thirdphase, it will become the largest wind farm in Vietnam, producing 450million kWh a year, equivalent to the demand from 200 thousandhouseholds.
Phase I with a capacity of 28 MW is expected to generate electricity in the second quarter of 2016.
According to a recent study by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, theCentral Highlands of Tay Nguyen has great potential for wind energy,accounting for 25 percent of the country's total wind power capacity.-VNA
The project, invested byHBRE Wind Power Solution Company (HBRE), will be implemented in threephases from present to 2020, with a total capacity of 120 MW and totalinvestment of 6 trillion VND (281 million USD).
After the thirdphase, it will become the largest wind farm in Vietnam, producing 450million kWh a year, equivalent to the demand from 200 thousandhouseholds.
Phase I with a capacity of 28 MW is expected to generate electricity in the second quarter of 2016.
According to a recent study by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, theCentral Highlands of Tay Nguyen has great potential for wind energy,accounting for 25 percent of the country's total wind power capacity.-VNA
