Germany funds VN’s wind power development

VGP - The German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) and Việt Nam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade today signed an implementation agreement to grant € 1 million for the establishment of legal framework and the grid-connected win power development in Việt Nam.

July 21, 2009 11:12 AM GMT+7

The German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) and Việt Nam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade sign the agreement to grant € 1 million for the establishment of legal framework and the grid-connected win power development in Việt Nam, July 21 - Photo: VGP

The project consists of three components: (1) building a legal framework for grid-connected wind power development and planning process, (2) fostering technical and scientific advances in wind power, and (3) offering consultation services for wind power projects.

According to Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Đỗ Hữu Hào, Việt Nam owns great potential for wind power development with an estimated output of 1,785 MW.

To date, 15 wind power projects with the total capacity of 1,054 MW have been registered.

The implementation of the Germany-funded project will comprehensively accelerate the wind power development in Việt Nam.

By Ngọc Vân