Super Wind Energy Congly Bac Lieu JSC, under Thailand’s renewable energy developer Super Energy, is looking to restart its 141-MW Bac Lieu wind power plant phase III in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu.
A delegation of the firm, led by CEO Supa Waisayarat, delivered its plan to Bac Lieu authorities at a meeting early this week, emphasizing the target of completing the project by 2025.
Work on the phase III of the project started in January 2018, however, little progress has been made. The first two phases of 99.2 MW are now operational after construction began in September 2010.
In reply, Bac Lieu Chairman Pham Van Thieu said the province would back investments in line with the current legal framework, but he rejected Super Energy’s suggestion of progressing construction and administrative procedures simultaneously.
Thieu also directed relevant provincial agencies to cooperate with the firm to process the project. Bac Lieu will connect the firm with relevant ministries and the government to progress tasks under the jurisdiction of higher authorities, he added.
Thailand’s Super Energy Corporation recorded 2023 revenue of THB3,655.6 million ($102.1 million) in Vietnam, down 0.07% year-on-year, according to the firm’s financial statement.
Regarding its wind power portfolio, the company's only operational project is the 50-MW HBRE Chu Prong wind farm in Vietnam’s Central Highlands province of Gia Lai. The project reached a commercial operations date in June 2019, with power being purchased by state utility Vietnam Electricity (EVN) for 8.5 U.S. cents per kWh.
Its under-development projects include four in Vietnam and two in Thailand. The four in Vietnam are the 30-MW Cong Ly Soc Trang wind power plant phase I in Soc Trang province, the 50-MW Bac Lieu wind power plant phase III in Bac Lieu province, the 200-MW HBRE An Tho wind farm in Phu Yen province, and the Asia Dak Song 1 wind farm in Dak Nong province.