Outcomes of a two-year project on water supply using renewableenergy in the Mekong Delta region were reviewed at a recent workshopheld in Can Tho City.
The programme, funded by the DanishGovernment, has constructed 32 wind and solar energy stations in 13Mekong Delta provinces and cities to power water pumping, helping reduceelectricity costs by 30-40 percent, it was reported at the event.
Experts also noted that the model also eases water stations’dependence on the national electricity grid, thus ensuring uninterruptedwater supply for residents in the project’s target areas.
Acommunication centre was established at Can Tho Water Supply Station tointroduce the green water supply model run by renewable energy.
Nguyen Kim Quy, a senior official of Denmark’s Embassy in Vietnam,said the project had proved its practical benefit across Mekong Deltaregion.
The project was signed between the Danish Embassy inVietnam and Can Tho’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development inlate 2011. It had a total investment of more than 17 billion VND(788,400 USD), of which some 14.6 billion VND (677,100 USD) came fromDenmark’s official development assistance (ODA) loans.
The 13 Mekong Delta localities are An Giang, Bac Lieu, Ben Tre, Ca Mau,Dong Thap, Hau Giang, Kien Giang, Long An, Soc Trang, Tien Giang, TraVinh and Vinh Long provinces and Can Tho City.-VNA
The programme, funded by the DanishGovernment, has constructed 32 wind and solar energy stations in 13Mekong Delta provinces and cities to power water pumping, helping reduceelectricity costs by 30-40 percent, it was reported at the event.
Experts also noted that the model also eases water stations’dependence on the national electricity grid, thus ensuring uninterruptedwater supply for residents in the project’s target areas.
Acommunication centre was established at Can Tho Water Supply Station tointroduce the green water supply model run by renewable energy.
Nguyen Kim Quy, a senior official of Denmark’s Embassy in Vietnam,said the project had proved its practical benefit across Mekong Deltaregion.
The project was signed between the Danish Embassy inVietnam and Can Tho’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development inlate 2011. It had a total investment of more than 17 billion VND(788,400 USD), of which some 14.6 billion VND (677,100 USD) came fromDenmark’s official development assistance (ODA) loans.
The 13 Mekong Delta localities are An Giang, Bac Lieu, Ben Tre, Ca Mau,Dong Thap, Hau Giang, Kien Giang, Long An, Soc Trang, Tien Giang, TraVinh and Vinh Long provinces and Can Tho City.-VNA
