Water-by-wind demonstration model unveiled in Ninh Thuan
A water-by-wind (WbW) demonstration model funded by the Belgian Government was officially put into use in the south-central province of Ninh Thuan on March 15.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Quoc Doanh addresses the inauguration of the water-by-wind demonstration model in Ninh Thuan province on March 15. (Photo: VNA)
Ninh Thuan (VNA) – A water-by-wind (WbW)demonstration model funded by the Belgian Government was officially put intouse in the south-central province of Ninh Thuan on March 15.
The project, having run on a trial basis for nearly two yearsin An Hai commune of Ninh Phuoc district, was invested with over 1 million EUR(1.1 million USD), excluding the local contribution, financed by the Belgian Governmentthrough the FinExpo fund and the Belgian company Smart Universal Logistics.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le QuocDoanh said it aims to supply water for the farming demonstration model and additionaldrinking water for residents in An Hai commune. It also looks to help raiselocal people’s awareness and capacity of managing and using the WbW model andwater resources.
Notably,this model can easily access and move to areas with different salinity levelsto provide freshwater in case of emergencies. Besides, its operation andmaintenance are simple, cost-saving, and completely renewably energised, and can also contribute to the local power grid, he added.
ViceChairman of the Ninh Thuan People’s Committee Le Huyen described theinauguration of the WbW project as an important milestone showing the fruitfulcooperation between Vietnam and Belgium in creatively and practically utilisingrenewable energy to solve the water shortage in agricultural production anddaily use.
He expressed his belief that this project will be a steppingstone for the application of renewable energy to agricultural production on alarger scale, not only in Ninh Thuan but also other localities nationwide severely affected by climate change./.
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Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Quoc Doanh addresses the inauguration of the water-by-wind demonstration model in Ninh Thuan province on March 15. (Photo: VNA) 
