Phu Yen (VNA) – TheTruong Thanh group of Vietnam and its Thai partner – Bgrimm Power, held aground-breaking ceremony on November 17 for their solar power plant in Hoa Hoicommune, Phu Hoa district, the central province of Phu Yen.
The Hoa Hoi plant, the firstsolar power plant in Phu Yen, has a capacity of 256 MWp, and is the largestamong Truong Thanh’s solar power projects. It is designated by the PrimeMinister as a key project in Phu Yen’s socio-economic development master planto 2020.
Total investment in the plant isestimated at over 4.9 trillion VND (approximately 212 million USD).
Truong Thanh’s chairman DangTrung Kien said the plant will contribute to the country’s energy securitywhile creating jobs for local workers and resources for the local budget.
Construction of the plant is scheduledto be completed in the second quarter of 2019.
According to Vice Chairman ofthe provincial People’s Committee, the provincial administration has submittedto the Ministry of Industry and Trade for approval a proposal to add 16 solarpower plants with total capacity of 1,059.57 MWp to the power development plan.-VNA