The delegation included Pham Minh Uyen, Senior Trade Advisor at the Dutch Embassy; and Joost Starmans, Country Director of Pondera in Vietnam.

At the working session.

At the event, the representatives of the embassy and Pondera thanked the leaders of Bac Giang province for welcoming and working with the delegation. The Pondera representative said that the company, established in 2007, operates in the field of renewable energy and wind power development globally. It realizes that Bac Giang is a locality with potential for renewable energy development, especially wind power.

The development of this energy source will solve the current shortage of electricity. The unit wishes to participate in cooperation in implementing wind power development projects in Bac Giang province.

Speaking at the working session, Tuan thanked the Dutch Embassy and Pondera Company for providing important information about the potential for wind power development in the province. He stressed that the province really wants to welcome big investors to survey and implement wind power development projects.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Phan The Tuan presents gifts to the delegation of the Dutch Embassy.

So far, seven big investors have applied to survey and made planning for 10 wind power projects in Son Dong, Luc Ngan, Luc Nam and Yen Dung districts with a total registered capacity of 700 MW. However, the Power Development Plan VIII is yet to be approved, so the province only allows investors to survey and install wind turbines for project making.

The provincial official said Bac Giang, which is on the way of development with a high economic growth, has large demand for electricity while wind power development is being encouraged by the Vietnamese Government. Therefore, he asked Dutch businesses to research and learn carefully about survey sites in Bac Giang province in order to avoid overlaps with other units, ensuring implementation efficiency.

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