Chairman of the People’s Committee of Quang Tri province Nguyen Duc Chinh on June 8 signed decisions approving two wind and solar power projects with total investment of over 2.7 trillion VND (120 million USD).
Quang Tri (VNA) – Chairman of the People’s Committeeof Quang Tri province Nguyen Duc Chinh on June 8 signed decisions approving twowind and solar power projects with total investment of over 2.7 trillion VND (120million USD).
Under Decision No.1250/QD-UBND, the provincial authoritiesallowed Tan Hoan Cau Corporation to carry out Huong Hiep 1 wind power plant projectin Huong Hiep commune, the mountainous district of Dakrong.
With 12 wind turbines, the plant has a total capacity of30MW, generating more than 126 million kWh of electricity per year on a site ofnearly 8ha. The project costs over 1.55 trillion VND, valid for 50 years.
The plant is being built from June 2018 to December 2020.
Under Decision No.1247/QD-UBND, the Licogi 13 JSC wasallowed to build LIG-Quang Tri solar power plant in Gio Hai and Gio Thanhcommunes, Gio Linh district with a designed capacity of 49.5 MWp, generating 67,960MWh of electricity each year.
Costing 1.2 trillion VND, the project will be implementedfrom June 2018 to June 2019, using 58ha of land.
The provincial authorities have agreed with a plan to buildfive wind power projects with a combined capacity of 150MW, which are expectedto be put into operation in 2030.
The central locality is calling for investment in 17 solarpower projects with a total capacity of more than 930MW to be built on about 1,400ha.-VNA
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Illustrative image (Source: VNA) 
