The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Phu Yen TTP Joint Stock Company (Phu Yen JSC) on October 9 signed a 186 million USD loan to develop and operate a 257 megawatt (MW) solar power plant in the southern province of Phu Yen’s Hoa Hoi, through the country’s first certified green loan.
Rooftop solar power developed in the southern region accounts for 60 percent of the total capacity of power from the resource of the Vietnam Electricity (EVN), the firm has reported.
Central Da Nang City’s Department of Industry and Trade has launched a pilot project on the development of a million green roof-top solar power houses.
The growth of solar power generation in Vietnam has come alongside increasing concern over the disposal of end-of-life solar panels in the coming decades.
Central Da Nang City’s Department of Industry and Trade has launched a pilot project on the development of a million green roof-top solar power houses.
A 30MW solar power station located in Krakor district, Pursat province of Cambodia,has been connected to the country’s national grid as it enters its testing and commissioning phase.
The Mekong Delta province of Long An is working to carry out solar energy projects on low-yield farming land in districts as it boasts huge potential for solar power development.
Construction of the second phase of the Sao Mai Solar Power Plant in Tinh Bien district, in the Mekong Delta’s An Giang province, got underway on September 15, with a capacity of 106 MWp and investment of over 3 trillion VND (129.5 million USD).
National electricity demand is expected to increase by 8.5 percent a year until 2025 and 7 percent until 2030, making Vietnam an attractive market for foreign energy investors.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) launched on September 10 an 18 million USD project to provide solar power systems to rural communities in four provinces across Indonesia.
Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) on September 9 launched the EVNSOLAR platform at http://solar.evn.com.vn to assist potential investors, both households and enterprises, in accessing this type of power source.
Nearly 90 solar power plants with a total capacity of about 4,000 MWp were put into operation in the second quarter of this year, setting a record so far, the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) reported.
More than 2,500 customers of the Dong Nai Power Company in southern Dong Nai province had installed rooftop solar panels with total capacity of nearly 50.9 million kWp as of the end of July.
Vietnam Electricity (EVN) has announced that nearly 20,000 rooftop solar power projects with a combined capacity of 541.66 MWp were installed nationwide in the past seven months.
Indonesia has a renewable energy potential of around 442.4 GW, but it has so far utilised just two percent, Executive Director of Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) Fabby Tumiwa said on July 13.
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