Wind power development in coastal areas of Ben Tre province. Photo: C. Truc
Green energy expectations
When merging Tra Vinh and Ben Tre provinces into Vinh Long, the potential for clean energy development is huge, especially wind and solar energy.
According to updated information, Tra Vinh is making strong progress in clean energy. According to the Power Plan VIII, Tra Vinh will deploy 8 renewable energy projects with a total capacity of 464MW. Of which, in the 2023 - 2025 period, 3 projects with a capacity of 176MW will be completed. In the 2026 - 2030 period, 5 more projects will be put into operation, including rooftop solar power, waste-to-energy and biomass power, increasing the total capacity by 288MW.
In addition, Tra Vinh province currently has 5 wind and solar power plants in operation. Most recently, the People's Committee of Tra Vinh province also approved the adjustment of the investment policy for the Tra Vinh Green Hydrogen Production Plant project with an expanded scale and a total investment of nearly 8,000 billion VND. Tra Vinh is also the first province in Vietnam to be selected to deploy a Green Hydrogen Production Plant.
In Ben Tre, 22 wind power projects with a total capacity of more than 1,100MW have been approved. Of these, 19 wind power projects have been granted investment policies and are being focused on implementation with a total capacity of 1,007.7MW. There are 9 projects that have completed basic construction and installation with a total installed capacity of 365.9MW, of which 250.75MW has been commercially operated. In addition, the province has also submitted to the Prime Minister for approval to implement the project "Ben Tre Green Hydrogen Complex" as a pilot project for the hydrogen production industry in Vietnam.
Thus, both Tra Vinh and Ben Tre have a large number of clean energy projects that have been and are being implemented, demonstrating great potential in this field.
In Vinh Long, there is currently a clean energy project. Although the potential for wind power is not as great as Tra Vinh or Ben Tre due to the lack of coastline, Vinh Long has significant potential for solar energy.
According to Dr. Nguyen Huu Nguyen - Ho Chi Minh City Urban Planning and Development Association, in the concept of green energy that has been and is being used are hydroelectricity, photovoltaic, wind power... and the new type of energy is Hydrogen, which has great potential but is not popular because it requires very high technology, so the cost is also very high. In the trend of global energy transition, implementing green Hydrogen projects from renewable energy is one of the promising directions.
One-stop center for “green investment”
According to Dr. Tran Huu Hiep - Mekong Delta Economic Expert, in the coming time, Vinh Long province needs to focus on 3 groups of breakthrough solutions to develop clean energy: synchronizing planning and infrastructure; developing the capital market, having a mechanism to encourage green energy, circular economy and solutions to promote technology and human resource development.
The new Vinh Long province needs to establish an inter-regional regeneration plan, gathering the coastal belt into a “turbine-battery corridor” linked to waterway, road and estuary port clusters. The 500kV Vinh Long - O Mon - Long An transmission line must go first, along with a BESS battery storage block of at least 1GWh to release about 3GW of wind - solar, reduce losses and stabilize the grid in the dry season.
Establish a “Green Investment One-Stop Center” to shorten investment processes and procedures and pilot a direct power purchase agreement (DPPA) for industrial parks. This transparent mechanism will attract green bonds, climate funds and carbon credits, acting as a financial catalyst for large projects such as the Thanh Phu Green Hydro Cluster or the An Hoa Tay solar turbine equipment factory. When international capital flows are properly guided, Vinh Long will become the financial “gearbox” of the region, instead of depending on the budget.
Vinh Long needs to strengthen links with universities in the region and Ho Chi Minh City, and business networks to increase training of about 5,000 engineers and technicians each year, while developing a chain of supporting businesses applying digital twin, AI maintenance, helping to reduce operating costs by 15%. In agriculture, 78,000 hectares of coconut and rice-sugarcane by-products can provide fuel for 10MW of biomass, produce organic fertilizer and CO2 credits, closing the cycle between farmers and factories.
“The three groups of solutions above will help Vinh Long not only cope with the impacts of climate change but also become a “living laboratory” for the region’s energy transition,” added Dr. Tran Huu Hiep.
With the merger, the new Vinh Long province will have a much larger scale and potential to become an important clean energy center of the Mekong Delta region and the whole country.
| Experts all agree that Vietnam, including the Mekong Delta and especially the Tra Vinh - Ben Tre - Vinh Long area, has great potential for clean energy development. With the merger, the new Vinh Long province will have a much larger scale and potential to become an important clean energy center of the Mekong Delta and the whole country. |
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