"Capital" of Western wind power Quang Tri - Promoting the typical potential of the "fire land"

"Lao wind specialties" become "wind power fields"

Energy industry development is identified as one of the pillars in the socio-economic development of Quang Tri province in the coming time. In which, the West of the province is becoming the "capital" of wind power.

Mr. Nguyen Duc Chinh - Former Chairman of Quang Tri Provincial People's Committee said that from the detection of wind speed in Khe Gio area, Huong Linh commune, Huong Hoa district, it averaged 6-8m/s - very suitable for development. wind power development, some investors have come to Quang Tri to explore the potential of wind power investment.

Realizing the potentials and prospects, the provincial leaders have actively studied experiences and are determined to promote, promote and launch renewable projects. And those pioneer investors are Tan Hoan Cau Group with the Huong Linh 2 wind power project and Power Generation Corporation 2 with the Huong Phung wind power project, which have laid a solid "faith foundation" for wind power. Quang Tri…

Mr. Nguyen Duc Chinh shared: “When the first wind power project was successful (Huong Linh Wind Power Plant 2), I was very happy and felt that the direction of wind power was wide open. When power generation was successful, Quang Tri province asked the Central Government to continue implementing other projects. And now, the western part of Quang Tri province has the appearance of an 'energy capital'."

Wind power field in the west of Quang Tri province

Up to now, in Quang Tri province, there have been 19 wind power projects put into commercial operation, with a total capacity of 671 MW. Besides, there are 12 projects under construction and many projects are being submitted to the Ministry of Industry and Trade for study and consideration and addition to the planning.

The development of wind power has significantly changed the face of the western region of Quang Tri province. Contributing to increasing budget revenue (wind power projects contribute VND 1,200 billion to the provincial budget in 2021), creating jobs for local workers, investing in transport infrastructure (opening over 80km of roads with a total capital of about 800 million VND). billion), supporting people in the project area to change jobs, create livelihoods...

Need to develop sustainable wind power

Mr. Nguyen Trung Thanh - Deputy General Director of Tan Hoan Cau Corporation said that Tan Hoan Cau is a pioneer in the field of renewable energy in Quang Tri as well as in some localities.

In Quang Tri, currently 2 projects are in operation and some other projects are being implemented. The investment in Quang Tri has always received the attention of leaders, local authorities at all levels, as well as people around the project area and has had initial successes.

“Like some other businesses, October 2021 is the deadline for FIT wind, we have a number of projects that have been built and completed but have not yet had a power generation mechanism. Businesses expect the Government to soon issue a new decision-based mechanism to facilitate businesses to put projects into operation.” Mr. Thanh suggested.

Quang Tri wind power seen from above

According to Chairman of Quang Tri Provincial People's Committee - Mr. Vo Van Hung said: "The policy of attracting investment in wind power projects is very right because in addition to bringing great economic benefits (1 MW of wind power contributes to the budget). According to local budgets from 600-800 million VND/year), wind power projects also have little impact on the environment when 1 mW of wind power uses only 0.65 ha of land, of which 0.35 ha is permanent land, the remaining 0.3 ha is temporary. Before starting construction, all wind power projects have environmental impact reports.”

According to statistics, Quang Tri province has converted 148ha of planted forest (no natural forest area) to serve the implementation of wind power projects. In the planning, Quang Tri province also set aside 439/1,800ha of land for the development of wind power projects. In order to develop wind power sustainably, Quang Tri province also affirmed that "do not trade off the environment for economic development, do not convert natural forests to make wind power."