There will be 5 wind power plants in time to operate in October 2021

There will be 5 wind power plants in time to operate in October 2021
June 25, 2021 - 18:57

BDK.VN - On June 25, 2021, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Minh Canh worked with leaders of departments, branches and localities on the implementation of wind power projects expected to be completed and put into operation. operating in 2021.

 » Speeding up wind power projects
 » Wind power project progress
Thanh Phong wind power plant is under construction.

Thanh Phong wind power plant is under construction.

Deputy Director of the Department of Industry and Trade Nguyen Van Niem said: Currently, in the province, there are 6 wind power plants that have been under construction, with a total capacity of 179.7MW. However, the implementation progress of the first projects is quite slow, not guaranteed as committed, and these projects have to adjust investment policies and extend the schedule many times.

By reviewing the progress of 6 projects approved in the first phase, there are 5 projects capable of energizing for commercial operation before October 30, 2021: Wind power plant No. 7 Ba Tri, Wind power plant 5 Tan Hoan Cau, Mekong Wind Power Plant, VPL Wind Power Plant and Thanh Phong Wind Power Plant.

In which, there are 3 projects that have completed the construction of the connection line, the substation and the roadway connecting to the existing EVN station, completed the foundation and are in the process of installing turbines. The remaining projects are implementing power purchase agreement agreements with EVN and technical design documents. Transmission projects invested by the power industry. A total of 6 110kV projects invested by the power industry are expected to be completed in 2021. The legal basis has been completed, site clearance and construction are underway.

According to a representative of the Ben Tre Department of Industry and Trade, due to the different planning times of the projects, it happens that each project has its own connection line, affecting the socio-economic development. locally. In addition, from the beginning of 2020 until now, wind power projects have been affected by the Covid-19 epidemic, which slows down the turbine supply progress and foreign experts have not been able to come to work as planned. While the time to enjoy preferential policies under Decision 39/2018 of the Prime Minister is not much (until October 31, 2021), so if investors do not have a specific plan, they will not be able to respond. meet progress.

Speaking at the meeting, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Minh Canh directed: Sectors and localities continue to closely monitor the progress of wind power projects, urge and remind investors to accelerate progress and construction protection solutions. For projects with site clearance problems, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee proposed the Department of Industry and Trade to work with the investor to change the position of the pier; The Department of Natural Resources and Environment will soon advise and submit the dossier to the Provincial People's Committee to issue a decision to assign the marine area (for projects in the marine area)…