Ia Pech Wind Power Plant Project 2×49.5MW

The 2×49.5MW Ia Pech Wind Power Plant project was built in Ia Pech commune, Ia Grai district, Gia Lai province. The project has separated into two component projects Ia Pech 1 and Ia Pech 2 with respective capacity scales for each project of 49.5MW and 49.5MW.

The Owner is Gia Lai Green Energy Investment Joint Stock Company. The project supervision consultant is a Consortium of Black & Veatch Singapore PTE, LTD and Power Engineering Consulting Joint Stock Company 3 (PECC3).

The Ia Pech 1 and Ia Pech 2 projects provide an annual electricity output of about 189,420 MWh/year and 174,524 MWh/year respectively to the national power system.

The main items of the Ia Pech 1 and Ia Pech 2 projects:

• Wind turbine tower includes 1.14/22kV step-up substation and 22kV RMU built and installed inside the turbine, capacity of each wind turbine is 3.3MW.
• The 22kV overhead line system connects from the wind turbine towers to the 22/10kV substation to connect to the national power system.
• The road system includes roads connecting to the existing traffic system and internal roads serving the construction and operation of the power plant.
• The 22kV underground cable system connecting wind turbines to the 22kV overhead line and from the 22kV overhead line to the 110kV substation.
• 22/110kV substation, 2x63MVA
• 110kV dual-circuit transmission line, about 10.5km in length.

Currently, the project has successfully energized 110kV substation and 110kV transmission line, and the project has also put into commercial operation (COD) a part of 4 wind turbine towers with a total capacity of 13.2MW.

When the project comes into operation, it will contribute significant output to the national power system and contribute to environmental protection because it uses renewable energy to produce electricity, does not emit greenhouse gases, and does not pollute the environment. The case is consistent with the policy of Gia Lai province in particular and Vietnam in general in socio-economic development associated with commitments to environmental protection, reducing CO2 emissions.

Vo Xuan Hao – Thermal and New Energy Center