Wind power potential of Binh Thuan province estimated at 5,000MW

Binh Thuan province has finished the wind power development plan for 2010-2015 and vision for 2030 and submitted it to the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Energy Department for appraisal. Accordingly, the province’s wind power potential is estimated at total 5,000MW.

Nguyen Anh Tuan, vice head of the department said the wind power development areas mainly locate in coastal districts of Tuy Phong and Bac Binh.

Development of wind power potential requires preferential power purchase policies to encourage investors.

To date, Binh Thuan provincial Department of Industry and Trade has licensed 12 wind power projects (covering total 13,900 hectares of land) with total capacity of 1,540MW for 10 investors.

Tags: new energy, Vietnam energy, Vietnam power plants, Vietnam wind power

Posted by VBN on May 28 2010. Filed under Energy. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry