Through the Government portal system, Mr. Duong Minh Thang (Soc Trang) asked the authorities to review regulations on safety of wind power works of Lac Hoa 2 Wind Power Plant Project (Lac Hoa Commune, Vinh Chau town, Soc Trang province).

People's recommendations on the safe distance of wind power projects

According to Mr. Duong Minh Thang, refer to Article 11 of Circular 02/2019/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade regulating construction safety, as follows:

• The scope of wind power works includes the area of ​​wind towers, power transmission lines, substations and other ancillary items. Safety corridors for wind power works, safety corridors of power lines and transformer stations must comply with standards and technical regulations on electrical equipment, regulations on safety protection of high-voltage grid works and other relevant regulations. regulations on safety of electrical works.

• Wind power works must be located at least 300m away from residential areas.

However, the wind power project of Lac Hoa 2 Wind Power Project is showing signs of non-compliance with the above quote. Specifically, two wind power pylons that are about to be built according to the plan have a distance of less than 200m from the current land of his family.

In addition, with the local soil and climate conditions, his family is very worried about the problem of construction closer to the minimum safe distance mentioned in the above document.

Previously, his family had written to the construction unit to respond to the plan to ensure the safety of his family's property, health and life, but had not yet been answered and the construction unit still project is continuing.

How does the Ministry of Industry and Trade respond to this problem?

Lac Hoa 2 Wind Power Plant Project with a capacity of 130 MW, invested and built in Lac Hoa commune, Vinh Hai commune, Hoa Dong commune, Vinh Chau town, Soc Trang province by Lac Hoa 2 Wind Power Company Limited being an investor.

Up to now, the specialized construction agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade has not received the investor's report on starting construction of Lac Hoa 2 wind power plant in accordance with the law.

Through Mr. Thang's information and reflection, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has directed relevant state agencies to urgently inspect and review the implementation process of Lac Hoa 2 Wind Power Plant Project and compliance with regulations. Legal regulations of the investor Lac Hoa 2 Wind Power Co., Ltd.

On June 15, 2022, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (Department of Electricity and Renewable Energy) issued Document No. 1245/DL-NLTT to the Department of Industry and Trade of Soc Trang province for consideration and review for the wind power plant project. Lac Hoa 2 of Lac Hoa 2 Wind Power Co., Ltd.

After the results are available, the construction agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade will provide information to Mr. Duong Minh Thang and relevant agencies.