Nearly 20 trillion VND invested in solar power projects in Tay Ninh

The southern province of Tay Ninh lured nearly 20 trillion VND (858 million USD) from eight investors to implement 10 solar power projects with a combined capacity of 808 MW by the end of September.
Nearly 20 trillion VND invested in solar power projects in Tay Ninh ảnh 1The southern province of Tay Ninh lured nearly 20 trillion VND (858 million USD) from eight investors to implement 10 solar power projects with a combined capacity of 808 MW by the end of September (Illustrative photo: VNA)
Tay Ninh (VNA) – The southern province of Tay Ninh lured nearly 20trillion VND (858 million USD) from eight investors to implement 10 solar powerprojects with a combined capacity of 808 MW by the end of September.

The projects cover more than 1,083 ha in the four districts of Trang Bang, BenCau, Tan Chau and Duong Minh Chau.

Nine of them are under construction and expected to begin generatingelectricity before June 2019. They include the TTC 1 and 2 solar power plantswith a total designed capacity of 98MW in An Hoa commune, Trang Bang district.

Work on the 2.6 trillion VND (114.8 million USD) plants kicked off in May andJuly 2018, and are projected to become operational in May next year.

Meanwhile, the Dau Tieng 1, 2 and 3 projects in the semi-submerged area of DauTieng Lake in Tan Hung and Tan Phu communes of Tan Chau district and Suoi Dacommune of Duong Minh Chau district have a total designed capacity of 500MW.Built at a total cost of 12.7 trillion VND (545 million USD), the three plantsare expected to be completed in June 2019.

Meanwhile, 2.4 trillion VND (103 million USD) has been injected into buildingthe HCG Tay Ninh solar power plant and the Hoang Thai Gia trade, industry andenergy complex at the Moc Bai border gate economic zone in Tien Thuan and LoiThuan communes of Ben Cau district. The 100 MW projects are also expected to beput into operation in June next year.

For the solar energy projects to soon operate, local authorities haveinstructed relevant departments, agencies, localities and investors to removedifficulties during the implementation of the projects and speed up theprogress of site clearance and compensation.

They need to guide foreign investors and contractors involved in projects inthe semi-submerged area of Dau Tieng Lake to seriously follow regulations onuse of foreign workers.-VNA
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