Research and planning of renewable energy sources in Nghe An

On the morning of August 21, comrade Le Ngoc Hoa - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired a working session with a group of consultants and investors on proposals and research to plan renewable energy sources in Nghe An.Also attending the meeting were representatives of the Provincial People's Committee Office, relevant departments and agencies, and representatives of the group of consultants and investors.

Renewable energy includes wind power, solar power and some other forms of energy that are planned and identified by the Government as one of the sources of national energy supply. In recent times, localities have had many active solutions for research and implementation. In Nghe An, there have been the first steps in planning and promoting investment in the field of renewable energy.

Survey to install solar panels at a household in Ha Huy Tap ward, Vinh city. Photo courtesy

At the meeting, representatives of Nghe An Department of Industry and Trade affirmed the necessity and legal basis for re-planning the energy system and renewable energy sources.

In Nghe An, according to preliminary research and survey results from localities, the province has about 1,600 hectares of area that can be exploited for solar energy investment, equivalent to a capacity of 1,300 MWp. However, due to many difficulties and problems, Nghe An has not yet had any solar power plants approved for electricity development planning.

Another high-rise building in Vinh City has installed rooftop solar panels, both to prevent storms and to generate electricity. Photo courtesy

At the meeting, representatives of consultants and investors presented reports on research results and potential of renewable energy sources in Nghe An; at the same time, through implementation experience in other provinces, they advised and proposed to Nghe An province a number of consulting and research options to develop renewable energy planning in accordance with the Government's general planning and legal regulations.

Representatives of the group of consultants and investors reported to the province on the research results and implementation plans after the province's renewable energy planning was supplemented and approved. Photo: Nguyen Hai

Concluding the meeting, Mr. Le Ngoc Hoa - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee welcomed the group of consultants and investors to Nghe An to learn, survey and research investment in the field of renewable energy. Based on the information provided to the consulting group about some basic features of the province's policies and orientations in calling for investment projects in renewable energy; the advantages and difficulties in investing in renewable energy, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee highly appreciated and respectfully accepted the opinions and proposed plans of the consultants and investors.

Comrade Le Ngoc Hoa - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee concluded at the meeting. Photo: Nguyen Hai

The recommendations and proposals of consultants and investors are assigned to relevant departments and branches to be responsible for connecting, supporting and helping investment consultants to implement the planning as soon as possible, and strive to complete the list of projects in this field by early 2020 for the province to select and call for investors./.