Japanese-invested solar power plant inaugurated in Binh Dinh province
A solar power plant invested by Japan’s Fujiwara company was inaugurated in Quy Nhon city in the south central province of Binh Dinh on August 19, with Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh in attendance.
Binh Dinh (VNA) – A solar power plantinvested by Japan’s Fujiwara company was inaugurated in Quy Nhon city inthe south central province of Binh Dinh on August 19, with Deputy PrimeMinister Truong Hoa Binh in attendance.
The project worth 1.3 trillion VND (55.9 millionUSD) is located at Nhon Hoi economic zone, covering 60 hectares. It is designedto have a capacity of 50 MWp.
After two years of construction, the plant wasrun on a trial basis from June 2019 and has now been put into officialoperation and joined the national grid.
Deputy PM Truong Hoa Binh expressed hisappreciation for the project, the first of its kind of Fujiwara in Vietnam, whichmarks a new progress in diplomatic and investment relations between Vietnam andJapan.
The project also contributes to improvingelectricity capacity in renewable and clean energy that the Vietnamese Governmentis targeting, he said.
The Deputy PM asked Fujiwara Binh Dinh Co.Ltd.,to operate the plant effectively and use more local workers, contributing tothe local budget and socio-economic development.
Director of Binh Dinh power company Huynh NgocViet said the solar power plant was connected to the 110kV Nhon Hoi powerstation, providing about 3,000 kWh with revenues of some 550 million VND.-VNA
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At the inaugural ceremony (Photo: VNA) 
