On January 6, the Department of Industry and Trade of Gia Lai province said that the entire Ia Pech and Ia Pech 2 wind power plant projects (total capacity of 99 MW) have officially gone into commercial operation.
This is a wind power project cluster with a total investment of about 3,500 billion VND. In January 2024, Ia Pech 2 Wind Power Plant completed commercial operation of 15 turbines, with a total capacity of 49.5 MW.
Ia Pech Wind Power Plant alone has been commercially operating 5 turbines (capacity 16.5 MW) since 2021. By December 2025, the remaining 10 turbines (capacity 33 MW) will officially be commercially operated, completing the entire designed capacity.
Electricity Trading Company (EPTC), belonging to Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN), has issued a document agreeing on the commercial operation time for 10/15 wind turbines from December 30, 2025.
The competent authority's decision to put the remaining capacity into commercial operation and electricity trading is carried out after the investor completes a comprehensive review of legal and technical aspects, and at the same time commits to being responsible for the items fully meeting the conditions for commercial operation under the electricity trading contract.
The official commercial operation of this wind power complex not only supplements an important power source for the national power system but also contributes to promoting green energy transition and increasing revenue for the local budget.
As Lao Dong Newspaper has reported, the new Electricity Law stipulates that the Provincial People's Committee has the authority to issue electricity operating licenses for power projects with a capacity of less than 50 MW; previously, this authority belonged to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Currently, in Gia Lai province, there are still some wind power projects that have not been put into commercial operation (partly) and electricity trading, although these projects have been completed and installed since 2023.
The reason is that these projects have some violations of the law on construction investment such as construction on forestry land, changing land use purposes for wind power poles not in accordance with regulations.
After the Government Inspectorate pointed out violations and shortcomings, the investors of wind power projects worth trillions of VND have gradually overcome shortcomings and implemented them in accordance with legal regulations.
According to the National Power Development Plan for the period 2021-2030, vision to 2050 (Adjusted Power Plan VIII), the total capacity of renewable energy projects in the province developed is about 9,657.1 MW. In which, wind power has 74 projects with a total capacity of 5,431 MW; solar power has 24 projects with a total capacity of 1,530 MW; hydropower has 48 projects with a total capacity of 1,353 MW...
Currently, functional agencies are implementing procedures to select investors for renewable energy projects. According to the plan, by 2026, Gia Lai province will organize bidding for 57 wind power, solar power, small hydropower and biomass power projects with a total capacity of more than 3,000 MW.
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