Work starts on third wind power plant in Binh Thuan

The first phase of construction of a wind power plant began on July 21 in Tuy Phong district in the south central coastal province of Binh Thuan.
The first phase of construction of a wind power plant began on July 21in Tuy Phong district in the south central coastal province of BinhThuan.

Covering 400 hectares, the Phu Lac wind power plant isinvested by the Thuan Binh Wind Power JSC, with total capital of over 1trillion VND (roughly 46 million USD).

During the first phase, the project will install 12 turbines with a combined capacity of 24 megawatts.

Thewind power farm, the fourth of its kind in Vietnam including threeplants in Binh Thuan and another in the southern province of BacLieu , is expected to be completed within 14 months.

Currently,Binh Thuan is leading the country in attracting wind power investments,with 12 projects and a total capacity of 2,000 megawatts.-VNA

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