Ninh Thuan: Mui Dinh wind power plant inaugurated

The 37.6 MW Mui Dinh wind power plant invested in by Germany’s Eab New Energy GmbH was inaugurated in Thuan Nam district of the south-central coastal province of Ninh Thuan on April 10.
Ninh Thuan: Mui Dinh wind power plant inaugurated ảnh 1Wind turbines of the Mui Dinh wind power plant in Ninh Thuan province (Photo: VNA)

NinhThuan (VNA) – The 37.6 MW Mui Dinh wind power plant invested in by Germany’sEab New Energy GmbH was inaugurated in Thuan Nam district of the south-centralcoastal province of Ninh Thuan on April 10.

According to Klaus Dieter Lietzmann, President of EAB Newenergy GmbH, theplant’s construction began in August 2016. It is comprised of 16 E-103 windturbines – one of the most modern produced by ENERCON GmbH.

Theproject was implemented under the supervision and support of foreign experts. Constructionwas ensured to meet safety measures and quality in line with Vietnamese andEuropean standards.

The plant’s operation is expected to generate about 100 million Kwh of clean powerfor the national grid.

Pham Van Hau, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, appreciated theefforts of investors and contractors towards completing the project onschedule.

This is the second wind power project in Ninh Thuan, creating a breakthroughfor socio-economic and renewable energy development, thus contributing toturning the province into a renewable energy hub of the country.

Ninh Thuan has attracted many wind and solar power projects, with a combinedcapacity of 2,800 MW. As many as 18 solar power projects and three wind powerplants are under construction in the locality.

As scheduled, nine projects with a combined capacity of 600MW will be put intooperation this month.

Ninh Thuan is expected to attractinvestment in wind power projects with a total capacity of 1,429 MW and solarpower projects with a total capacity of 3,912MW between now and 2030. –VNA  
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