Tra Vinh (VNA) – A ceremony was held in the MekongDelta province of Tra Vinh on April 24 to launch the construction of theKorea-Tra Vinh wind power plant, a joint project of Tra Vinh Wind Power Co.,Ltd No. 1 (TWPC) and its partners from the Republic of Korea (RoK).
According to Choi Hyeong Suk, General Director of the TWPCsaid that the wind farm covers about 1,200 hectares of water surface and land.It has 12 turbines with a capacity of 48 MW, producing 180kW of electricity perhour in the first phase.
The project, with total investment of over 2.4 trillion VND(about 120 million USD), has Climate Investor One and Samtan company from theRoK as key investors. It is scheduled to complete in September 2020.
Along with 12 wind turbine foundations, the project includesan operation management ward, administrative ward, multi-functional buildings,and transformer stations.
Addressing the event, Tran Anh Dung, Vice Chairman of thePeople’s Committee of Tra Vinh said that the wind farm is expected to create a cleanenergy source and make important contributions to the local socio-economicdevelopment.
He pledged that Tra Vinh will give optimal conditions forthe investors to implement the project.
Nguyen Quynh Thien, deputy head of the Tra Vinh EconomicZone Management Board, said that so far, Tra Vinh has granted investment licencesto Duyen Hai, Hiep Thanh and Korea-Tra Vinh wind power projects.-VNA