Hau Giang province looks to add $142 mln wind farm to national plan

Vietnam’s Hau Giang province is seeking to add the VND3.46 trillion ($141.7 million) Long My 2 wind power plant project to the national power development plan (PDP VIII).

In a letter sent to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, authorities from the Mekong Delta province said the 100-MW project, covering 9.89 hectares in Long My district, does not conflict with the protection forests or other projects.

The project is invested by Hong Kong-based Envision Energy (Hong Kong) Limited, and a survey was approved for processing in July 2022.

Local authorities noted the inclusion of the project in PDP VIII would facilitate its deployment. Hau Giang has stable and strong winds and low impacts from hurricanes, they highlighted.

The project will help fulfill the power demand of the province and reduce dependence on electricity transmitted from other areas. It would also serve the rising demand in Long My district and Vi Thanh town, the provincial economics hubs, they added.

On May 15, 2023, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh issued Decision No. 500/QD-TTg approving the PDP VIII for 2021-2030 with a vision to 2050. It features 21.8 GW of onshore wind power.

The plan mentions that Vietnam has the technical potential of generating 600,000 MW from offshore wind power. The target is to develop 6,000 MW of offshore wind power until 2030 to serve the domestic market and move towards 70,000-91,500 MW by 2050.

Another goal is to develop offshore wind power and renewable energy of 15,000 MW by 2035 and 240,000 MW by 2050 from green energy such as hydrogen and ammonia.