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Investors eye wind power development in Soc Trang

The Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang will prioritise investors with technical and financial capacity to implement wind power projects in the province, according to local officials.
Investors eye wind power development in Soc Trang ảnh 1The Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang will prioritise investors with technical and financial capacity to implement wind power projects in the province (Photo: baodautu.vn)

SocTrang (VNA) – The Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang will prioritiseinvestors with technical and financial capacity to implement wind power projectsin the province, according to local officials.

Todate, 69 investors have registered to carry out wind power projects in theprovince, including 16 joint ventures, 24 foreign and 29 domestic firms.

Meanwhile, Soc Trang has planned tobuild an area for wind and solar energy development with total capacity of morethan 3,000MW. The province has zoned off 12 locations for wind powerdevelopment, mostly in the coastal localities of Vinh Chau township and Tran Deand Cu Lao Dung districts. 

Vice Chairman of the provincialPeople’s Committee Le Thanh Tri said the province will ensure transparency inselecting investors for wind power projects.

Vinh Chau township, which boasts acoastline of 43 kilometres, is home to 22 locations planned for wind energy development.One project was recently launched in the locality.

With average wind speed measured athigh levels of 6-6.4 m/s, Soc Trang holds great potential for large-scale windpower development. Projects in this sector are hoped to contribute to nationalenergy security and shifting the economic structure of the province.-VNA

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