Quang Tri looks to develop solar, wind power

Quang Tri province considers solar and wind power one of the priorities to turn itself into an energy hub in the north central region.

Thursday, May 30, 2019 21:30

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Quang Tri (VNA) – Quang Tri province considers solarand wind power one of the priorities to turn itself into an energy hub in thenorth central region.

Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen Van Hungsaid solar and wind power output will reach 500MW by 2020, adding that theprovince has devised a master plan on solar and wind power fields incombination with environment protection.

As of the late May, Quang Tri recorded 68 valid projects inthe field, 58 of them are in wind power.

Specifically, Huong Linh 2 wind power plant with a totalcapacity of 30MW and capital of 1.5 trillion VND (65.2 million USD) has beenput into operation, 15 others have been zoned off, 23 waiting for planningapproval and 19 seeking permission for survey.

Among 10 solar power projects, one is in operation, twounder construction, four in the waiting list of approval and three getting nodfor survey.-VNA

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