The 350MW offshore wind power project of Jin'ou No.1 in Vietnam, undertaken by China Power Construction Group (hereinafter referred to as "China Power Construction"), has officially started construction in the coastal waters of Jin'ou Province in southern Vietnam. As the largest offshore wind power EPC project undertaken by Chinese enterprises in Southeast Asia, the completion of Jinou 1 will become a maritime pearl in Vietnam's new energy landscape, help Vietnam achieve the goal of 35% renewable energy by 2030, and deepen China Vietnam green energy cooperation on the "the Belt and Road".

The Jin'ou No.1 project is located in a region with high-quality wind resources, with an average annual wind speed of 7.5 meters per second, making it a preferred area for domestic enterprises to layout offshore wind power in Southeast Asia. The total installed capacity of the project is 350MW, and 50 offshore wind turbines with a single capacity of 7MW will be installed, along with the construction of a 220kV offshore substation and approximately 50 kilometers of submarine cable transmission lines. The total investment is about 600 million US dollars. After the completion of the project, the annual power generation can reach 1.2 billion kilowatt hours, meeting the annual electricity demand of 1 million households in Vietnam, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by about 800000 tons per year, equivalent to planting 44 million fir trees. The unit adopts domestically leading anti typhoon design, which can withstand typhoons of level 17, and achieves remote monitoring through an intelligent operation and maintenance platform to ensure long-term stable operation.

As a key project of Vietnam's 2021-2030 National Power Development Plan, Jin'ou 1 is a benchmark for China Power Construction in the field of offshore wind power in Southeast Asia. The project team is jointly composed of engineers from China and Vietnam, with China Power Construction providing full chain technical support and core equipment being supplied domestically. The Director General of the Energy Department of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam stated that the successful implementation of Jin'ou 1 has filled the gap in the large-scale development of wind power in the South China Sea and trained a group of local operation and maintenance talents through technology transfer, promoting the transformation of Vietnam's energy structure towards cleanliness.

During the project construction process, China Electric Power Construction strictly implemented environmental protection requirements, adopted low-noise pile driving technology to reduce marine ecological interference, and simultaneously carried out coral reef transplantation and fish breeding and release to restore the marine environment. At the same time, we will explore the integrated development model of offshore wind power and ocean farms to achieve coordinated development of green energy and blue economy. China Power Construction Corporation stated that the Jin'ou 1 project not only helps Vietnam's energy transformation, but also deeply connects the advantages of China's offshore wind power industry chain with the demand of the Southeast Asian market.

It is reported that the project plans to achieve full capacity grid connected power generation by 2027. Industry analysis shows that with the landing of Chinese funded projects such as Jin'ou 1, Vietnam is expected to add over 10GW of offshore wind power installed capacity by 2030, becoming the largest country in Southeast Asia in terms of offshore wind power installed capacity. The participation of Chinese enterprises in it will continue to increase, promoting the deep integration of regional green energy industry chains.Editor/Cheng Liting