Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Soc Trang (VNA) – A symposium on developingclean and renewable energy in Ca Mau peninsula in the new context took place inthe Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang on November 26.
Rector of the University of Economics and Law under theVietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Tien Dung said developingclean energy is a necessary trend against the impacts of climate change hittingthe Mekong Delta and Ca Mau peninsula in particular.
According to him, with over 400km of coastline and hundredsof thousands of ha of alluvial ground, the provinces of Soc Trang, Bac Lieu,and Ca Mau are well-positioned to effectively develop wind power projects.
Pham Ngoc Minh, Director of the Office of NationalProgrammes on Science and Technology for southwestern development, said the Government,ministries, and agencies have approved master plans on wind and solar powerdevelopment for the region and each locality, as well as called for investmentin renewable energy in localities, which has reaped some initial results.
Experts from the Ho Chi Minh University of Technology saidVietnam has committed to cutting 8 percent of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
Under the 2014-2016 master plan approved by the Ministry ofIndustry and Trade, Soc Trang will have three wind power development areas inTran De and Cu Lao Dung districts and Vinh Chau town, with a total coastal areaof 37,340ha, which are able to accommodate 13 wind power plants at a totalcapacity of around 1,470MW.
Nearly 37,600ha has been earmarked for wind power plantswith a total capacity of more than 2,500MW in Bac Lieu. Meanwhile, Ca Mau ishome to an area of over 90,000ha and a total capacity upwards of 3,600MW.–VNA
Rector of the University of Economics and Law under theVietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Tien Dung said developingclean energy is a necessary trend against the impacts of climate change hittingthe Mekong Delta and Ca Mau peninsula in particular.
According to him, with over 400km of coastline and hundredsof thousands of ha of alluvial ground, the provinces of Soc Trang, Bac Lieu,and Ca Mau are well-positioned to effectively develop wind power projects.
Pham Ngoc Minh, Director of the Office of NationalProgrammes on Science and Technology for southwestern development, said the Government,ministries, and agencies have approved master plans on wind and solar powerdevelopment for the region and each locality, as well as called for investmentin renewable energy in localities, which has reaped some initial results.
Experts from the Ho Chi Minh University of Technology saidVietnam has committed to cutting 8 percent of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
Under the 2014-2016 master plan approved by the Ministry ofIndustry and Trade, Soc Trang will have three wind power development areas inTran De and Cu Lao Dung districts and Vinh Chau town, with a total coastal areaof 37,340ha, which are able to accommodate 13 wind power plants at a totalcapacity of around 1,470MW.
Nearly 37,600ha has been earmarked for wind power plantswith a total capacity of more than 2,500MW in Bac Lieu. Meanwhile, Ca Mau ishome to an area of over 90,000ha and a total capacity upwards of 3,600MW.–VNA
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