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GE Energy rolls out first wind turbine generators in VN
The first wind turbine generators to be built in Vietnam rolled off the assembly line owned by GE Energy on May 10 at its factory in Nomura-Hai Phong Industrial Park in the northern city of Hai Phong.
After a year under construction the factory is now producing generators for wind turbines for export.
The plant, which was built at a cost of 61 million USD, will export GE Energy’s turbines and services around the globe.
The Hai Phong facility will provide an installation, maintenance and repair service for the components it produces.
Around 500 local people are expected to work at the factory.
GE Energy is a subsidiary of the global infrastructure, finance and media company General Electric, which employs more than 300,000 people worldwide.
Since 1960, GE Energy has provided technical support for a number of power generation projects in Vietnam.
Under a draft national power development strategy, currently being considered by the government, renewable energies will account for 5 per cent of the nation’s energy output by 2020, with wind and solar power accounting for half of all renewable energies.
According to a survey, 8.6 per cent of Vietnam’s land mass is suitable for generating power from the wind.
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