During more than 3 years of implementing Resolution No. 115/NQ-CP dated August 31, 8 of the Government on implementing a number of specific mechanisms and policies to support Ninh Thuan province for socio-economic development and stability. production and people's lives in the period 2018 - 2018, the scale of the Renewable Energy Center in Ninh Thuan has grown rapidly.
From having only a few small hydropower plants with negligible contributions to the province's GRDP, now (end of 2021) the renewable energy center in Ninh Thuan has reached a total installed capacity of 3.475 MW, ranking in the top group. top of the country.
Most renewable energy projects in Ninh Thuan province are investments by private economic sectors, actively contributing to ensuring national energy security and is also one of the three economic pillars. economy (along with tourism and agriculture) puts Ninh Thuan in the group of 5 localities with the highest economic growth rate in the country in the past 5 years.
Ninh Thuan is also the first province to make private investment in a 500kV high-voltage line to transmit renewable energy to the national grid. However, the process of forming and developing Ninh Thuan's Renewable Energy Center still faces many difficulties and challenges.
*Many bottlenecks need to be resolved
According to leaders of the Department of Industry and Trade of Ninh Thuan province, one of the biggest challenges of renewable energy is the lack of synchronization between the development of power source projects (wind power and solar power) and the development of the power transmission grid. .
Solar power plants are invested for short periods of time from 6 - 12 months or 24 months; While the investment time for power transmission grid projects according to the normal process takes about 2 - 4 years for 110 kV lines and stations and about 5 - 6 years for 500 kV lines and stations.
In addition, the power transmission grid is not developed in sync with the development of the generation source, causing congestion, causing renewable energy projects invested in recently to not have the opportunity to fully develop their capacity. installation capacity.
More than half of the renewable energy projects in the province at times, such as in 2019, had to reduce power generation capacity by more than 60%, causing damage to investors in particular and to the socio-economy. Generally speaking.
Although, Vietnam Electricity Group has made great efforts to invest in transmission networks to release all generation capacity of renewable energy projects by the end of 2020. However, this is only a temporary solution for the first over 2.000 MW of renewable energy power in Ninh Thuan.
Up to now, there is still no suitable overall solution to fully release the amount of production capacity according to the province's plan until 2030.
In addition, there are also difficulties in policy mechanisms; on mobilizing resources; imbalance between electricity supply and demand, inadequacies and lack of synchronization between related plans; Low investment attraction for industrial development, limited on-site load, human resources and policy mechanisms to promote energy development, incomplete renewable energy, development orientation in the Electricity Development Plan National power for the period 2021 - 2030, vision to 2045 (Power Plan VIII) has not been approved and a number of other related issues affecting renewable energy development are also significant challenges. during development.
Meanwhile, the concept of Energy and Renewable Energy Centers is completely new in our country; The model structure and operating mechanism to ensure sustainable development need to be clarified.
*Create a "launching pad" for development
To promptly remove difficulties and realize the policy of building the province into an energy and renewable energy center of the country, Ninh Thuan province has determined to focus on synchronously developing electricity production and electricity transmission infrastructure. , electricity loads and supporting industries, ensuring conditions for resources, mechanisms and policies to build the province into an energy and renewable energy center of the country.
According to the leaders of Ninh Thuan Provincial People's Committee, currently the structure of the province's Energy and Renewable Energy Center model is shaped with hardware consisting of 3 modules. Accordingly, module I is Ca Na LNG Power Center; Module II is the Renewable Energy Center and module III is the Center for Research, Application and Development of Energy Technology (R&D).
At the same time, the software includes a system of preferential and specific mechanisms and policies; Established a Steering Committee to direct and promote sustainable development of the province's Energy and Renewable Energy Center.
The province is determining a set of criteria to identify, monitor and evaluate the process of developing the province to become an energy and renewable energy center of the country, including 20 component criteria as in the Project to develop Ninh Thuan into Central China. The country's energy and renewable energy center has been approved.
In addition, the province will increase investment in developing resources, facilities, and technical infrastructure for the energy industry; training and developing human resources to serve the energy industry; Strengthen state management, accelerate digital transformation, apply science and technology in the energy industry...
In addition, the province will also improve and innovate mechanisms and policies; At the same time, continue to propose to the Government and the Prime Minister on issues related to planning, mechanisms and policies on building the province's Energy and Renewable Energy Center in accordance with the direction and viewpoints. tasks and solutions stated in Resolution No. 55/NQ-TW dated February 11, 2 of the Politburo.
In addition, promote flexible and effective credit policies, create favorable conditions for energy businesses to access capital sources, and implement environmental protection policies associated with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. glasses;
Proposing socialization policies in investment in transmission infrastructure development, in power storage and promoting the development of Bac Ai pumped storage hydropower to optimize surplus energy sources.
Vice Chairman of Ninh Thuan Provincial People's Committee Phan Tan Canh shared that with the synchronous solution that will be implemented, the province aims to strive for a total capacity increase of renewable energy projects of about 2025 by 3.000. MW to reach a cumulative capacity of 6.500 MW; of which 3.440 MW is solar power; Onshore and nearshore wind power 1.200 MW; 360 MW hydropower; 1.500MW LNG gas power, electricity production reached nearly 11,2 billion kWh.
The contribution rate of the energy and renewable energy sectors in electricity consumption reached 20% of the province's electricity output; reaching 22% of the province's GRDP; reached 29% of total budget revenue; Solve 5,5% of employment needs in 4 key economic groups; reaching 9 - 10% of installed capacity in the national structure.
At the same time, the energy infrastructure system is developed synchronously and modernly, capable of connecting to the regional and national power grid, meeting socio-economic development goals, in accordance with the Planning orientation. Power VIII.
Ninh Thuan province also strives to form a center for research, application and development of renewable energy technology; attract an investment project in the field of research and manufacturing of main equipment in energy sub-sectors and attract projects that use a lot of electrical energy. From there, increase the proportion of electricity consumed locally, taking advantage of renewable energy sources, land fund and local transportation infrastructure.
By 2030, Ninh Thuan province strives to increase the total capacity of power plants by 5.300 MW; thereby increasing the scale of the province's power source capacity to 11.800 MW, solving 7,3% of employment needs in 4 key economic sectors, worthy of being one of the energy and renewable energy centers of the country. country./.
According to VNA