Solar power complex inaugurated in Dak Lak province

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh cut the ribbon to inaugurate the Srepok 1 and Quang Minh Solar Power Plant Complex in Buon Don district in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on March 9.
Solar power complex inaugurated in Dak Lak province ảnh 1Delegates cut the ribbon to inaugurate the Srepok 1 and Quang Minh Solar Power Plant Complex in Buon Don district (Source: VNA)

Dak Lak (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh cut the ribbonto inaugurate the Srepok 1 and Quang Minh Solar Power Plant Complex in Buon Dondistrict in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on March 9.

Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Binh said that Dak Lak provinceis located at an important strategic position in economic development, securityand defence of the Central Highlands region.

Developing renewable energy has become an inevitable trend in the worldand Vietnam in general and Dak Lak in particular where there is a lot of potentialfor solar energy development with a total solar radiation of 1,900 kW per sq.kmper year, he said.

Therefore, the inauguration of the complex and the ongoingimplementation of other solar power plant projects will make importantcontributions to the province’s socio-economic development and to ensuringnational energy security, Binh added.

The Deputy PM asked local authorities to create favourable conditionsfor investors who want to invest in solar power projects in the province.

The Srepok 1 and Quang Minh Solar Power Plant Complex has a totalinvestment of 2.2 trillion VND (95 million USD) invested by Dai Hai Investmentand Development Joint Stock Company and Srepok Solar Power JSC. Covering anarea of 120ha in Ea Wer commune, the complex has a total capacity of 100MWP.

Work on the complex started on October 19, 2018 and the plant was putinto commercial operation on January 31, 2019.-VNA
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