This is the first offshore wind power project of TrungNam Group and is also the largest offshore scale wind power project in Tra Vinh province.
The construction of the plant was commenced in the fourth quarter of 2020, with a total investment capital of nearly 5 trillion VND (220 million USD).
According to General Director of Trung Nam Group Nguyen Tam Tien, the plant is considered Trung Nam’s first step in the journey to cross the sea, demonstrating the group’s construction capacity, in implementing anoffshore wind power project.
He noted that the group has overcome the test of time and unfavourable natural conditions in the Southwest regionto fulfil the project, paving the way for the construction ofmore offshore wind power projects in the future.
During the ten-month construction, Trung Namtransported nearly 70,000 tonnes of equipment, over a distance of over 12,000km, to gather at the construction site and used more than 1,100 engineers and workers to directly implement the project.
Addressing the inauguration ceremony, Chairman of the People's Committee of Tra Vinh province Le Van Hansaid that, with a total capacity of 100 MW, the plant will provide about 330 million KWh of electricity per year to the national grid, contributing to ensuring energy security in the Mekong Delta region and promote the socio-economic development of Tra Vinh province.
