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$5.5 bln first wind power plant to be built in Ca Mau
VGP - Construction commenced on a wind power plant in Dat Mui Commune of Ngoc Hien District in the far-southern province of Ca Mau on September 27.
Politburo member and Deputy PM Vuong Dinh Hue and Former PM Nguyen Tan Dung were among the guests at the ground-breaking ceremony for the project.
In the first phase, Covering more than 2,185ha and worth over VND5.5 trillion (US$ 247.5 million), the project will include 50 cylindrical turbines with a combined capacity of 100MW.
The project is expected to generate 280 million KWh of electricity once operational after 36 months.
In addition, invested in by Cong Ly Construction–Trade–Tourism Co., the project includes a 22/110kV substation, fifty 0,69/22kV substations, a 2.6km-long 22kV line and an undersea cable system over 62km long to connect the turbines.
As a large-scale project in the national clean energy development programme, the project is expected to be suitable with the country’s industrialisation and modernisation objectives and efforts to adapt to climate change and rising sea levels
By Vien Nhu