At the ceremony (Photo: VNA)Bac Lieu (VNA) – The Kosy Group, which operatesin the field of urban development and renewable energy, on October 3 kicked offthe first-phase construction of a 8-trillion-VND (345.15 million USD) wind farmin the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu.
Spanning 14 ha in the communes of Vinh Thinh, Vinh My A, andVinh Hau, the Kosy Bac Lieu wind power plant consists of 45 turbines with acombined capacity of over 200 MW.
In the first of the three-phase project, nine turbines,whose total capacity reaches 40 MW, will be built at a cost of more than 1.5trillion VND.
According to the group’s CEO Nguyen Viet Cuong, thefirst-phase plant will be put into operation before October 30, 2021, capableof generating 115 million kWh of power per year on average. It is expected torake in annual revenue of about 270 billion VND, contribute dozens of billionsof VND to the local budget, and create hundreds of jobs.
Speaking at the ceremony, Chairman of the provincialPeople’s Committee Duong Thanh Trung said the project is in line with Vietnam’sMaster Power Development Plan VII as well as Bac Lieu’s power plan andsocio-economic growth orientations.
The official pledged to create the best conditions possiblefor the investor to effectively carry out the project./.
VNA
