German developer WPD has entered the Vietnamese clean power market in partnership with Singapore company Levanta Renewables to build the Kon Plong onshore wind farm.
The 103.5MW Kon Plong, which is located in the province of Kon Tum, has been initiated by Levanta Renewables and advanced with support from its Vietnamese partners.
The partnership with WPD will drive the next development stage for the project.
Construction is expected to start as early as 2022.
WPD said it will focus on project developments through cooperations for both onshore and offshore wind in Vietnam.
WPD head of business development APAC said Hans-Christoph Brumberg said: “Our market entry in Vietnam is part of the expansion of our activities in the Asia-Pacific region.
“The Kon Plong project and the good cooperation with Levanta will allow us to further expand our pipeline.
“We will advance global decarbonisation with more projects in Vietnam and the APAC region.”
Levanta Renewables managing director Sudhir Nunes said: “Vietnam’s potential for wind energy is a key element in the country’s plan to double its use of renewable energy to meet rapidly growing electricity demand this decade and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
“With the Kon Plong project, together with WPD and our other partners, we aim to help meet this demand while supporting Vietnam’s energy transition.”