– Vietnam’s renewable energy goals are progressing with the installation of a wind farm featuring the largest onshore wind turbine in the country to date
– The Hai Anh Wind Farm Project in Quang Tri Province will have a generation capacity of 40 MW with 8 advanced wind turbines
– The project supports China’s Belt and Road Initiative and will help Vietnam increase its renewable energy capacity to meet its net-zero carbon emissions goal by 2050
Vietnam is making progress in achieving its renewable energy goals with the installation of a wind farm featuring the largest onshore wind turbine in the country. The Hai Anh Wind Farm Project in Quang Tri Province will cover an area of 855.25 hectares and have a generation capacity of 40 MW, utilizing advanced wind turbines supplied by Shanghai Electric’s subsidiary, Electric Wind Power.
The wind farm’s foundation components have been delivered, and turbine installation is expected to be completed by the end of August, with connection to Vietnam’s power grid planned for November. This project supports Vietnam’s strategy to increase renewable energy power generation and aligns with China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
Vietnam aims to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and must rapidly expand its renewable energy capacity to meet this goal. According to a report by BloombergNEF, utility-scale solar energy is already more cost-effective than new coal and gas power plants in Vietnam, with solar paired with batteries projected to become even more competitive in the future.
The Vietnamese government’s Power Development Plan VIII outlines a shift towards renewable energy sources, with solar, wind, and other renewables set to provide at least 32% of the country’s electricity by 2030. The plan also includes the phasing out of coal-fired power plants by 2050 and emphasizes the importance of upgrading the national transmission grid infrastructure to support the transition to cleaner energy sources.