Rooftop solar panels can satisfy half of power demand: experts

Solar power systems on the roof of houses in Vietnam can help households reduce 50 percent of their bills for monthly power consumption, contributing to protecting the environment, affirmed experts at a conference in Hanoi on August 22.
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Hanoi (VNA)– Solar power systems on the roof of houses in Vietnam can help householdsreduce 50 percent of their bills for monthly power consumption, contributing toprotecting the environment, affirmed experts at a conference in Hanoi on August22 to review one year of implementing documents on developing solar power inVietnam.

A report from theMinistry of Industry and Trade said that after one year realising the PrimeMinister’s Decision 11/2017/QD-TTg on encouraging the expansion of solar power projectsin Vietnam and Circular 16/2017 TT-BCT issued by the Ministry of Industry andTrade on developing the projects and model power purchase contract, 100projects have been added into provincial and national planning.

The projects have atotal capacity of 4.7 GW in 2020 and 1,770 MW after 2020. Of the total, 58 havebeen approved by the ministry, while nine others have complete power tradingcontracts.

As of July 2018, 748 rooftopsolar power projects with a combined capacity of 11.55MWp were developed.

Calculations go thatwith 100 million VND (4,300 USD) spent on six solar panels with a lifetime of20-25 years, each household can save 1.5 million VND (64.5 USD) each month.

Nguy Thi Khanh,Director of Green UD, the coordinator of the Vietnam Sustainable EnergyAlliance, said that a greenhouse programme is underway to encourage theinstallation of solar system on houses’ roof.

Khanh held that solarpower technology is reliable and cheaper than fossil fuel, as well as betterfor both environment and human health.

However, she alsopointed to difficulties facing solar power projects and the installation ofrooftop system, including problems in power prices, regulations in tax andstandards.

A representative fromthe Ministry of Industry and Trade said that after June 2019, the ministry willissue a new solar power price chart applicable for solar power projects, whilethe ministry will propose adjustments to a decision to deal with mattersrelated to tax and special bidding and direct purchase contract policies forsuch projects.-VNA
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