The US Trade and Development Agency has awarded a grant for a feasibility study to the Cong Ly Construction-Trade-Tourism Company Ltd. for a planned 300-megawatt wind power project in Vietnam.
The undisclosed grant amount will assist Cong Ly Ltd. to develop a third phase of the Bac Lieu Wind Farm. “USTDA is pleased to support the increase of renewable energy production in Vietnam through the expansion of the Bac Lieu Wind Farm,” said Sarah Randolph, Country Manager for Southeast Asia, who signed the grant on behalf of the agency. “This grant represents the next step in a series of successful partnerships with Vietnam’s wind power sector.”
Commercial operation for Phase I of the Bac Lieu Wind Farm, which uses 10 sets of wind turbines from General Electric that generate approximately 16 MW of power, commenced in August 2013. For Phase III, the feasibility study will assist Cong Ly Ltd. in expanding this wind farm through the examination of the technical challenges that arise from an offshore location.
The study will include a wind resource and energy assessment, a review of permitting and land control issues, an electrical grid interconnection and foundation design, construction cost estimates, and a financing plan.