Work starts on first solar power plant in Binh Thuan
Power Plus Vietnam Co., Ltd on September 19 started construction of Tuy Phong solar power plant, the first of its kind in the central coastal province of Binh Thuan.
Construction of Tuy Phong solar power plant begins on September 19 (Photo: VNA)
BinhThuan (VNA) – Power Plus Vietnam Co., Ltd on September 19 startedconstruction of Tuy Phong solar power plant, the first of its kind in thecentral coastal province of Binh Thuan.
Theproject opened up a new period of clean, hi-tech energy development, and isexpected to benefit the province’s socio-economic development, whilecontributing to environmental protection, climate change response, greenhousegas emission reduction and sustainable development.
Covering50 hectares in Vinh Hao commune, Tuy Phong district, the 1 billion VND (44,000USD) plant has a designed capacity of 30MW, using technologies provided by theworld’s leading businesses such as Jinko Solar, Power Electronic and Daihen.
Onceoperational in June 2019, it will churn out about 63 million kWh ofelectricity, serving power demand in production and daily activities in the province.
Statisticsshow that Binh Thuan has more than 40 locations that have been planned for solarpower projects, mostly in Bac Binh, Tuy Phong and Ham Tan districts.
Theprovince is expected to attract investment in solar power projects with acombined capacity of over 4,000 MW by 2030, and become a clean energy hub inthe future.
BinhThuan has to date had 14 solar power projects approved in principle withaccumulated investment capital of 20.7 trillion VND (890 million USD).
Dry climate and sunny weather, especially in thenorthern area, are advantages of Binh Thuan to develop solar power along withwind power projects.-VNA
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Construction of Tuy Phong solar power plant begins on September 19 (Photo: VNA) 
