German energy group researches and wants to invest in a 4.6 billion USD offshore wind power project in Binh Dinh

The offshore wind power project registered for research and investment survey by PNE Group (Germany) in Binh Dinh has a capacity of 2,000MW, divided into three phases with a total investment of about 4.6 billion USD. ...

PNE has registered to research and survey investment in an offshore wind power project in Binh Dinh province with a capacity of 2,000 MW divided into 3 phases with a total investment of about 4.6 billion USD.

On October 22, Secretary of Binh Dinh Provincial Party Committee Ho Quoc Dung and Chairman of Binh Dinh Provincial People's Committee Pham Anh Tuan along with departments, branches and branches of the province worked with Mr. Per Hornung Pedersen, Chairman and CEO of Xi PNE delegation (Germany) on a number of issues related to offshore wind power projects.

At the meeting, Provincial Party Secretary Ho Quoc Dung informed the delegation about the socio-economic development situation, potentials, advantages as well as expressed the province's determination for the offshore wind power project that PNE Group is researching investment; In particular, the province views marine economic development as one of the most important driving forces in the province's economic development.

The Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee said that Binh Dinh has all transportation methods. In the future, traveling and transporting goods will be even more convenient when Vietnam invests in the North-South high-speed railway and Binh Dinh province invests in and upgrades Phu Cat airport and Quy Nhon port...

In particular, with a coastline of 134km, Binh Dinh province identifies marine economic development as an important driving force in the province's economic development. Accordingly, onshore, the province is planning and orienting the development of industrial, urban, commercial and tourism service zones. In the offshore region, the province proposed to the Government an energy development plan including offshore wind power projects. Binh Dinh province is determined to become one of the leading localities in clean energy development.

Vietnam supports the development of clean energy and renewable energy projects to implement Vietnam's commitments at the 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26). .

Lãnh đạo tỉnh Bình Định cùng các sở, ban, ngành của tỉnh làm việc với Tập đoàn PNE (Đức).

Recently, Binh Dinh has made efforts and attention to call and attract large investors with financial capacity and experience to research and survey the province to invest in offshore wind power projects, including Xi Jinping. PNE delegation registered to research and survey investment in offshore wind power project in Binh Dinh province.

Secretary of the Binh Dinh Provincial Party Committee emphasized that the two sides continue to overcome difficulties and challenges when implementing the first offshore wind power project in Vietnam; continue to work, discuss, evaluate all potential and feasibility of the project, and unify policy mechanisms and legal corridors to implement the project in the near future.

Previously, PNE registered to research and survey investment in an offshore wind power project in Binh Dinh province with a capacity of 2,000 MW divided into 3 phases with a total investment of about 4.6 billion USD (each phase investment project phase is about more than 1.5 billion USD).

It is expected that after completion and operation of power generation, each year the project will provide about 7.1 billion kWh of electricity to the national grid system, contributing to ensuring energy security and ensuring electricity supply. Serving local and regional economic development, contributing annual budget revenue to the province, creating more jobs, increasing local budget revenue and realizing the renewable energy development strategy until 2030 has approved.

Speaking at the meeting, Mr. Per Hornung Pedersen, Chairman and CEO of PNE Group highly appreciated the potential and advantages of the province, especially the determination and vision of the provincial leaders in the direction of regulation. planning and investing in infrastructure for socio-economic development.

With the support of the province and the group in implementing the project implementation steps, the Chairman of PNE Group said that the maximum support and determination of the provincial leaders at all levels is an extremely important factor for implementation. Successful offshore wind power project.

Mr. Per Hornung Pedersen informed: PNE Group has developed offshore wind power in 14 countries on 4 continents. In Asia, Vietnam is the first destination and Binh Dinh is the first province in Vietnam where the group promotes the development of an offshore wind power project named Hon Trau. The Group has researched, researched and developed this project from 2019 to present. This is a passionate, priority, and key project of the group and is believed to also be a key and priority project of Binh Dinh province.

PNE has also prepared the necessary conditions to implement the project as quickly as possible when the investment policy is granted. The Group hopes that the project will soon be approved for investment policy to become one of the pilot projects to develop offshore wind power in Vietnam, as well as be selected as a pilot project in the cooperation program between Germany and Vietnam.

Source: vneconomy.vn