Binh Dinh: PNE Group has 7 proposals for the implementation of its offshore wind power project.

Binh Dinh province continues to support and resolve obstacles in the implementation of the Hon Trau offshore wind power project by PNE Group.

Regarding the Hon Trau Offshore Wind Power Project, PNE Group (Germany) has reported on the difficulties and obstacles that need to be addressed and resolved by relevant agencies in the coming period to implement the project.

PNE Group's proposals include coordinating the development of a comprehensive alternative plan into an effective solution (confirming the coordinates of the project area); obtaining clear and exclusive commitments from relevant agencies regarding the priority area for PNE Group to implement the project, including input from the Ministry of Defense ; and installing wind measurement equipment for the proposed expansion area.

PNE Group proposed allocating sufficient offshore wind power capacity to Binh Dinh province and including the project in the implementation plan for the Power Development Plan VIII; promptly issuing decisions approving investment policies and marine survey permits; resolving overlapping issues with coastal shipping routes; and incorporating the locations of step-up substations for connecting the project to the national power grid into local land use plans.

PNE Group also requested clarification on the overlapping issues between the Phu My Port Planning and other planning schemes…

Regarding these proposals, on March 14, 2024, the People's Committee of Binh Dinh province held a meeting with PNE Group.

According to information from the Department of Industry and Trade of Binh Dinh province, relevant departments and agencies are coordinating to resolve issues in order to facilitate the implementation of the project by PNE Group.

One of the key requests from the Group was to promptly issue a decision approving the investment policy. The Department of Industry and Trade requested the People's Committee of Binh Dinh province to assign the Department of Planning and Investment to support and guide PNE Group in preparing the necessary documents and procedures for obtaining approval of the investment policy for the project in accordance with regulations.

Regarding the request for a marine survey permit, the Department of Industry and Trade proposes that the Provincial People's Committee assign the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to monitor and guide PNE Group in preparing the necessary documents and procedures to submit to the competent authority for approval to carry out the measurement, survey, and assessment of offshore wind energy resources after the competent authority issues the regulations.

In a report submitted to the Ministry of Industry and Trade on December 24, 2023, the People's Committee of Binh Dinh province stated that PNE Group had registered to conduct research and surveys for investment in the Hon Trau offshore wind power plant project with a capacity of 2,000 MW and a total investment of approximately 4.6 billion USD.

The project is divided into three phases: Phase 1 (Hon Trau 1 Project, VND 37,600 billion, output 2,485 million kWh/year) has a capacity of 700 MW, expected to be operational before 2030; Phase 2 (Hon Trau 2 Project, VND 37,600 billion, output 2,485 million kWh/year), with a capacity of 700 MW, is expected to be operational in 2032; and Phase 3 (Hon Trau 3 Project, VND 3,290 billion, output 2,130 million kWh/year), with a capacity of 600 MW, is expected to be operational in 2035.

In 2023, the People's Committee of Binh Dinh province repeatedly sent written requests to the Ministry of Industry and Trade to consider including offshore wind power projects in the province (including the Hon Trau Offshore Wind Power Plant Project proposed by PNE Group) in the List of Power Source Development Projects in the Implementation Plan of Power Development VIII, so that Binh Dinh province would have a basis for implementation.

However, at the end of February 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Trade responded that offshore wind power projects have not yet been specifically identified in the Implementation Plan for the Power Development Plan VIII due to the lack of a National Marine Spatial Planning.

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