Vietnam builds its first wind power plant

HANOI, May 18, 2005 -- AFX-Asia

Vietnam this month started building its first wind power plant, a Danish-financed project worth 52 mln usd, an official said.

The project will generate up to 170 mln kilowatt hours (kWh) a year when finished in 2008, said Nguyen Kim Phuong, director of the central Binh Dinh province's industry department.

The wind power turbines will be supplied by Denmark's Vestas Company, using a loan from the Danish development agency.

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