Thai company pours $1.76 billion into Vietnamese wind power projectsThailand’s largest solar energy company, Superblock Pcl., plans to invest $1.76 billion to install 700 megawatts (MW) of wind farms in Vietnam. Vietnam currently has a wind power capacity of 140MW, with a goal to reach 6,000MW by 2030, according to government data. Financing for the Vietnamese projects will come from its turnkey partner, a state-owned Chinese construction company, and the sites will be built on land leased for 49 years. Next to Vietnam, Jormsup said Superblock plans to expand wind and solar capacity in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Cong Ly kicks off two more wind power projectsPhu Yen province receives wind power mega projectBến Tre approves Nexif Energy’s wind power projectWind power projects may take to sky through FiT hikeTra Vinh gives licence for wind power projectBac Lieu: Foreign investors eye wind power projectsEnfinity wind power project to start construction in October 2018Wind power holds key to a sustainable energy future.


Source:   VietNamNet News
February 12, 2018 10:30 UTC