After three months of contract discussions, GE Renewable Energy has signed on to provide turbines for Phuong Mai Wind Power JSC’s wind farm in Vietnam. GE will also provide technical advisory service for the project.
Located Binh Dinh province, the Phuong Mai 1 wind power project has good potential for wind energy, according to GE. Under the contract, GE will provide 11 2.4-megawatt-116 turbines for the Phuong Mai 1 wind project — the second wind farm in Vietnam to use this equipment.
“GE has always been an important player in helping Vietnam meet its energy needs,” said Gilan Sabatier, regional leader for GE Renewable Energy’s onshore wind business in South Asia and ASEAN. “We are thrilled to be able to contribute to Vietnam’s energy transition and to continue supporting the local communities in doing so.”
The Phuong Mai 1 wind farm is expected to start generating energy by the first half of 2021, although Nguyen Duy Hung, deputy director of D
