Germany and then Spain, the US, Denmark and India are the world’s top countries consuming wind energy. Regarding the 20 largest markets in the world, Europe alone has 13 countries, among which Germany is the leading country in terms of capacity of wind power plants with long distances compared to the rest of the world. In Germany, Denmark and Spain, wind energy has been developing for many years. Thanks to that, a new industry has arised in these 3 countries.
In 2007, the world has built about 20073 MW of wind power, of which the US has 5244 MW, Spain 3522MW, China 3449 MW, India 1730 MW and Germany 1667, increasing the rated capacity of wind power factories to 94,112 MW. This capacity may change based on wind power over the years, countries and regions.
The environmental impact of wind energy, when compared to the environmental impact of fossil fuels, is relatively small. According to the IPCC, in assessments of the global warming potential of energy sources, wind turbines have an average of 12 and 11 (g CO2 eq / kWh) depending on whether the turbine is offshore or being evaluated. Compared to other energy sources, wind turbines have the lowest capacity to cause global warming per unit of generated electricity.
The scale of the ecological impact may or may not be significant, depending on the particular circumstances. Preventing and minimizing wildlife fatalities, and peat protection, affecting wind turbine positioning and performance. Wind turbines create some noise. At a residential distance of 300 meters (980 ft), this could be around 45 dB, slightly louder than a refrigerator. At 1.5 km (1 mile) distance, they become inaudible.
Wind power in Vietnam belongs to the group of emerging energy industries, joined by the development of the world’s general renewable energy sources, the import of science and technology, and at the same time meeting the needs of developing energy sources. When large hydropower sources are fully exploited, small hydroelectricity does not guarantee the benefits compared to the environmental damage caused by it. On the other hand, Vietnam has great potential for solar and wind energy, because it is close to the equator and exists in dry sunny areas that have stable wind direction like in the southern central provinces.
Therefore, wind power, together with solar power is being encouraged by the State of Vietnam to develop, as shown in Decision 2068/QD-TTg dated November 25, 2015 of the Prime Minister approving the Strategy for renewable energy development until 2030, with a vision to 2050, ensuring electrical power source development while stopping nuclear power projects and reducing fossil-burning thermal power.
Incentives for investment in plant construction and electricity prices for Vietnam Electricity have attracted both domestic and foreign investors’ attention. Therefore, although only starting to build wind power plants in 2012 with Tuy Phong wind power plant (now called Binh Thanh Wind Power). Until mid-2019, there were several dozen completed or nearly completed projects with an installed capacity from 20 to 250 MW.
Recently, the Prime Minister has also approved the addition of 13 wind power projects in Ben Tre province to the power development plan according to Official Letter No. 795/TTg-CN dated June 25, 2020 of the Prime Minister on the addition of the list of wind power projects to the electricity development planning. According to the wind power development plan of Ben Tre province for the period up to 2030 approved by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the potential for wind power development of the province is studied in coastal areas and coastal alluvial areas with the furthest location from the bank is 12km, Ben Tre’s research and planning potential has an area of nearly 40,000ha with the scale of 1,520MW.
On January 23, 2021, the EPC Contract No. 20210122/PE-EPC on Technical Design, Construction, Equipment Supply, Transport and Installation for Sunpro 30MW Wind Power Plant Project, was signed between Sunpro Wind Power Company Limited – Ben Tre No. 8 and a joint venture led by Saigon Gia Dinh Electrical Joint Stock Company.
Project info: Ben tre no. 8 – Sunpro 30MW wind power plant
Investor: Sunpro – Ben Tre Wind Power Company Limited No. 8
Joint Venture EPC Contractor: SGGD – VIETRANSTIMEX – LUNGLOPASS – VINAWACO16 – HUNGNGUYEN – QBH.
Location: at Thoi Thuan Commune, Binh Dai District, Ben Tre Province
Specifically:
- Saigon Gia Dinh Electric Joint Stock Company: leads the joint venture and is in charge of the electrical power package including COD
- QBH: In charge of the 22kV transmission line package
- VIETRANSTIMEX: installs temporary turbines and berths
- LUNGLOPASS – VINAWACO16 – HUNGNGUYEN: civil engineering package including internal road and turbine foundation
Source: Compiled
