Thai firm begins construction of 50MW wind farm in Vietnam's Central Highlands

Asia Energy Co. Ltd., under Thailand’s Super Energy Corporation, broke the ground for its 50-megawatt Asia Dak Song 1 wind power project in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong on Wednesday.

The VND1.69 trillion ($71.96 million) factory features 13 wind turbines with gearless technology produced by Beijing-headquartered Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd.

The Dak Nong People's Committee granted in-principle approval to the project in November 2020. The project is set to begin equipment installation in October 2023 and then enter commercial operation in December 2024, generating 173,000 MWh annually on average.

This is the sixth wind power project to receive in-principle approval or be implemented in Dak Song district, Dak Nong province. The total capacity of the six projects is 430 MW.

Super Energy Corporation started investing in Vietnam's renewable energy sector in Vietnam in 2017. The firm is operating nine solar power projects and one wind power project in the southern region and the Central Highlands, with a total capacity of 886 MW.

Those projects provide over 1.3 million kWh to state utility Vietnam Electricity (EVN) yearly, reducing carbon emissions in Vietnam by 1.39 million tons annually.

Super Energy Corporation has invested $2 billion in Vietnam, said Jormsup Lochaya, chairman of the firm, at an investment promotion conference in Bac Lieu province in 2022.

Lochaya also urged the Mekong Delta province and the Vietnamese government to start investing in hydrogen as it will soon become cheaper than LNG power and coal.