Wind energy in Vietnam: new wind farm

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc praised the efforts of the province and the Vietnam Renewable Energies Joint Stock Company for caring out the work.

He asked Binh Thuan to complete the second phase of the wind power project as soon as possible and build other wind farms around the province.

The success of the wind power project offers prospects for harnessing more wind energy in Vietnam, which is a green and plentiful. It will play an important role in attracting investment, harnessing and using this source of clean energy, as well as protecting the environment in Binh Thuan Province and across the country.

Wind farm No. 1 was funded by the Vietnam Renewable Energies JSC, with capital of 2 trillion VND. It will eventually have 80 wind turbines, and 20 wind turbines of which now in operation can produce 30 MW of electricity.

Binh Thuan has a huge potential for wind energy and the provincial People’s Committee has licensed 13 investors to build 16 additional wind power mills with combined capacity of 1,240 MW.

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