Scene of the working session and signing
At the meeting, Mr. Franz Josef Claes, Chairman of GEO Group, highly appreciated the support and companionship of Binh Dinh provincial government in the process of promoting the project, and committed to speeding up the work contents under the responsibility of the group. The Chairman of GEO Group committed to try his best to bring the technologies that have been accumulated over many years to contribute to the better development of the province and will make every effort to make the project successful.
Mr. Franz Josef Claes, Chairman of GEO Group
Regarding the project items, Mr. Homan Seyedin, Marketing and Business Director of Asia of GEO Group shared that what the group is preparing to do in Binh Dinh province is "unique in the world at this time".
According to Mr. Homan Seyedin, GEO Group currently has 22 training centers in 12 countries around the world; however, there is no center in the world that the company has designed and planned as modernly as the center in Binh Dinh province. The Marketing and Sales Director of the Asia region of GEO Group said that, understanding that the General Corporation of Engine and Agricultural Machinery (VEAM) was assigned by the Government to produce propellers in Vietnam, GEO Group has put into the center a place to train engineers and researchers on propeller production technology. At the same time, during the meeting with GEO Group on June 17, 2025, VEAM also expressed its desire to produce turbines for the group. Mr. Homan Seyedin affirmed that to do this, personnel must be trained at the above center before being allowed to produce.
Mr. Homan Seyedin, Marketing and Sales Director for Asia of the Group
Mr. Homan Seyedin said that at the center in Binh Dinh province, GEO Group plans to build two wind power plants, one using the group's technology and the other using a third party's technology for students to learn. Along with that, the center also has a test tank that recreates and simulates offshore impacts such as waves, storms, etc. for students to experiment.
In addition, at the center, GEO Group also created a module to train for offshore industries, not just wind turbines - this is a content that, according to the group's representative, "is currently not available in Asia".
GEO Group also built a factory to produce hydrogen and hydrogen products, creating a closed model to both research, further development and technology transfer to Vietnam. One of the hydrogen products that the group is interested in is the production of high-pressure oxygen for medical use.
In addition to the task of training human resources, the center is also a place to test and evaluate products researched by other units related to the renewable energy industry. The Group hopes that this model wind turbine will be the first in Binh Dinh. Our goal and desire is a turbine with the Made in Vietnam brand from Binh Dinh. This is the first type of turbine in the world that operates automatically from the ground to the installation location, currently no turbine manufacturer can do this.
Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Pham Anh Tuan spoke at the meeting.
Speaking at the meeting, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Pham Anh Tuan emphasized that today's signing not only marks the companionship between Binh Dinh and international investors, but also demonstrates the determination to turn Binh Dinh into a clean energy center, training green human resources leading the region.
Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Pham Anh Tuan said that the province will implement the project in the best and fastest way. Up to now, the legal procedures of the project have been basically completed, now there is only one more legal procedure to carry out, which is the bidding to select the investor, it is expected that after July 20, 2025, there will be an investment certificate. The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee committed that by the end of July, GEO Group will have an investment certificate for this project.
According to Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Pham Anh Tuan, for this project, the province has allocated an area of 20 hectares, all of which is clean land, located in a very beautiful location to implement the project. This area is near the area where the province plans to invest in the deep-water port project, Phu My Industrial Park and near the wind farm project of PNE Group (Germany). The province is also promoting the completion of the coastal road and the connecting road from the North-South expressway to the project area; at the same time, building Phu Cat Airport into an international airport, very convenient for transportation. After receiving the investment certificate, the company can immediately implement the project.
Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Pham Anh Tuan (middle) signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Investment Cooperation (MOU) between the Provincial People's Committee, GEO Group (Germany) and O-Door Vietnam Co., Ltd.
Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Pham Anh Tuan affirmed that the province is very impressed and supports this project of the GEO Group. This is also a model of rapid implementation of legal procedures of the project. At the same time, he also committed to creating all conditions for the group to transfer locally. "This is a very large and necessary need for the future, if accepted, it will be a very good thing", the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee emphasized.
In the coming time, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested relevant units to urgently develop a detailed plan, ready to implement as soon as the Training Center is put into operation. The planning requires close coordination between schools and departments and branches, to ensure the implementation takes place synchronously and effectively right after the center is completed. At the same time, departments and branches also need to proactively prepare a plan to approach the project quickly, promptly and in accordance with the assigned functions and tasks.
Signing ceremony of project cooperation memorandum between Binh Dinh Provincial People's Committee, GEO Group and O-DOOR Vietnam Company
Sharing about the GEO Group project, Ms. Mai Thi Ngoc Thuy, General Director of O-DOOR Vietnam Company emphasized that no other group has come to Vietnam to train and transfer all technology like GEO Group. Realizing the group's enthusiasm and seizing the opportunity, after working with Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hoang Long, O-DOOR Vietnam Company connected and worked directly with the Chairman of Binh Dinh Province. The working time was only over a month to get the results like today.
The General Director of O-DOOR Vietnam Company said that currently the operation (including maintenance) of turbines depends on foreign countries, but the company has a supervisory department to check. GEO Group wants to do it for real and will transfer 100% to Vietnam and Vietnamese people will master the technology.
At the meeting, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Pham Anh Tuan signed a memorandum of understanding with the Chairman of GEO Group and Director of O-DOOR Vietnam Company on cooperation in investing in the construction of a Center for training and developing human resources for renewable energy. This is an important event, marking the beginning of a large-scale international cooperation strategy in the field of green economy in Vietnam.
Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Pham Anh Tuan presented a souvenir to Mr. Franz Josef Claes, Chairman of GEO Group.
According to the content of the Memorandum of Understanding, GEO Group - a leading unit in Germany in renewable energy solutions will cooperate in a joint venture with O-DOOR Vietnam Company to establish a legal entity in Vietnam to invest in building a Center for training and developing renewable energy human resources in Phu My district (Binh Dinh), with a total expected investment capital of 50 million USD, on an area of 20 hectares.
The center is expected to meet international standards, capable of providing thousands of GWO (Global Wind Organization) certified technicians each year in the fields of: Wind power; Solar power; Green hydrogen.
Mr. Franz Josef Claes, Chairman of GEO Group, presented a gift to Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Pham Anh Tuan
The training program will be transferred and quality assessed by prestigious certification organizations such as DNV, TÜV... helping students after training to be able to work immediately at large domestic and international energy companies, or master green engineering models locally.
The training center is not only an educational project, but also a strategic step for Binh Dinh to shape its role as a renewable energy and innovation center for the entire Central region. In the long term, this is also a clear response to the technical human resource requirements of large energy projects that are being and will be implemented in the province and the region such as offshore wind power, solar power farms, green hydrogen centers, etc.
Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Pham Anh Tuan and leaders of departments and branches took souvenir photos with GEO Group (Germany) and O-Door Vietnam Co., Ltd.
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