Partnership formed to develop wind, solar power in Ninh Thuan
The Trung Nam Construction Investment Corporation and the Trung Nam Wind Power JSC signed contracts with partners on June 10 to implement wind and solar power projects in Ninh Thuan province.
Representatives of companies sign contracts on June 10 (Photo: VNA)
Ninh Thuan (VNA) – The Trung NamConstruction Investment Corporation (Trungnam Group) and the Trung Nam WindPower Joint Stock Company signed contracts with partners on June 10 toimplement wind and solar power projects in the south central province of NinhThuan.
Nguyen Tam Thinh, a representative of the TrungNam Wind Power Joint Stock Company, said the wind power project will be carriedout in coordination with the Trung Nam Construction & EngineeringCorporation, the Power Engineering Consulting Joint Stock Company No. 4, theDuc Dung Design and Construction Consulting Joint Stock Company, the Lilama45.3 Joint Stock Company, and the Green Cosmos Marketing Pte Ltd.
Under the contract, the engineering, procurementand construction (EPC) package will be carried out in 20 months since thesigning date.
On the occasion, the Green Cosmos Marketing PteLtd also signed with Enercon group of Germany a contract on providing equipmentto install 45 wind turbine towers at the Ninh Thuan plant.
Besides, Trungnam Group and the Syntegra Solar InternationalAG inked a contract on the solar power project consultation and management.
At the signing ceremony, German Consul Generalof Germany in Ho Chi Minh City Andreas Siegel said Enercon and Syntegra Solarare two prestigious and major German groups specialising in wind and solarpower equipment provision.
The cooperation between Trungnam Group and thetwo groups will not only bring about benefits in terms of clean energydevelopment but also serve as a milestone in Vietnam-Germany economicpartnership in the renewable energy industry.
The construction of the Trung Nam wind powerplant began in August 2016 with total investment of 3.96 trillion VND (174.5million USD). The factory is set to have a capacity of 90 – 100 MW, generating286 million kWh. Phase I of this project is scheduled to be completed in thethird quarter of 2018 while phase II will finish in the second quarter of 2019.
Trungnam Group is also conducting a feasibilitystudy of a solar power project as part of the wind power project. The companysaid it may develop a 515MW solar power project in Ninh Thuan.-VNA
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Representatives of companies sign contracts on June 10 (Photo: VNA) 
