Ca Mau, July 2 -- Construction of a wind power plant began in the Khai Long - Ca Mau tourism area in Dat Mui commune, the southernmost province of Ca Mau, on July 1, marking a step toward strengthening national energy security, supporting the locality's double-digit growth target and advancing green transition.

The project, invested by BCG Energy through the BCG - Khai Long 1 Wind Power JSC with a total investment of over 6.32 trillion VND (about 240 million USD), has a designed capacity of 100 MW. It covers a total area of 480.73 ha, including 454 ha offshore and 26.73 ha on land.

The first phase of the project includes 16 wind turbines with a capacity of about 6.25 MW each, a 35/110kV transformer station and a 24km double-circuit 110k...