Addressing a webinar on August 18, Chairman of the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations (VUSTA) Phan Xuan Dung said the country will benefit from the development of offshore wind power, whose cost will gradually decrease in the future.

The development of offshore wind power is believed to bring about sustainable benefits.

The development will also help create new jobs, attract investment, and reduce carbon emissions, he noted.

Many experts at the event, held by VUSTA and the Vietnam Initiative for Energy Transition, held that the country still lacks legal regulations and technical standards for the production, installation, operation, and maintenance of offshore wind power.

A mechanism for offshore wind power purchase is also necessary to stimulate this market, they said.

Speakers and other participants also suggested the State devise a specific mechanism for developing offshore wind power farms since this type of renewable energy will generate sustainable benefits, helping to guarantee energy security and promote citizens’ sense of responsibility towards the protection of Vietnam’s maritime sovereignty.

Vietnam can become renewable energy superpower

Vietnam invested $7.4 billion in solar and wind power last year, ranking 8th on the list of renewable energy investments the world over.

Vietnam’s largest wind power plant enters operation

HCMC-based energy firm Trungnam Group Friday has put its wind power plant in central Ninh Thuan Province into operation, considered the country’s largest to date.

Power sufficiently supplied to Hoa Phu industrial park

(BGO) – Hoa Phu industrial park (IP) covers more than 207 ha with total investment of 1,933 billion VND (83.4 million USD) by Hoa Phu Invest Company Limited. It is executed in the communes of Mai Dinh, Chau Minh and Huong Lam (Hiep Hoa district, Bac Giang province). 

Nghi Son 2 Thermal Power Plant connected with national electricty grid

The first phase of a 500kV transmission line project connecting the Nghi Son 2 Thermal Power Plant with the national electricity grid was put into operation on March 26.

First solar power plant in Mekong Delta inaugurated

Halcom Vietnam JSC and Japanese company Shizen Energy inaugurated Hau Giang solar power plant in Hoa An commune, Phung Hiep district, in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang on March 12.

Source: NDO/VNA