As of June 30, as many as 82 solar power plants with a combined capacity of 4,460MW had been connected to the national grid, according to the Vietnam Electricity (EVN) group (Photo: EVN) Hanoi (VNA) – As of June 30, as many as 82 solar power plants with a combined capacity of 4,460MW had been connected to the national grid, according to the Vietnam Electricity (EVN) group. This makes solar power currently account for 8.28 percent of Vietnam’s electricity capacity. Earlier, the EVN agreed to continue the current feed-in tariff (FiT) rate at 9.35 US cents per kWh for rooftop solar power projects nationwide until 2021 as proposed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT). This rate has been applied for all kinds of solar technologies, including floating, ground-mounted, and rooftop solar power projects, under the FiT programme between June 1, 2017 and June 30, 2019. By the end of 2019, another 13 solar power plants are scheduled to be connected the … [Read more...] about 82 solar power plants connected to national grid
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Bình Định solar power plant joins national grid
The view of Cát Hiệp Solar Power Plant at Cát Hiệp Commune in Bình Định Province's Phù Cát District. — VNA/VNS Photo BÌNH ĐỊNH — Cát Hiệp Solar Power Plant on Monday became the first in the central province of Bình Định to link up with the national grid. The 49.5 megawatt (MWp) plant in Cát Hiệp Commune, Phù Cát District, connected to the grid via a 5.5 km cable system, was built at a cost of VNĐ1.1 trillion (US$47.3 million) by Trường Thành Group and France’s Quadran International. It is scheduled to begin commercial operation on June 6, producing 78,000-80,000 MWh of electricity annually. — VNS … [Read more...] about Bình Định solar power plant joins national grid
Solar power projects rush to make operation deadline
A conference on preparations for the operation of solar power plants June 30 is the deadline for solar power projects to connect to the grid in order to enjoy a feed-in tariff (FIT) of 9.35 cents per kilowatt-hour for a period of 20 years. Investors are intensifying their efforts to meet the project requirements in order to enjoy the lower price fixed under Prime Ministerial Decision 11/2017/QD-TTg. The testing and licensing of nearly 100 solar power projects in little more than two months are expected to challenge the units operating and managing the power system. At a conference on preparations for the operation of solar power plants, a representative of the National Load Dispatch Center of Vietnam said solar power capacity fluctuates across the seasons of the year, adding that plants developed in the same region suffer a similar fluctuation in solar power production, resulting in power instability. Starting in June, the generation of renewable power must guarantee that power … [Read more...] about Solar power projects rush to make operation deadline
Vietnam’s biggest solar power complexes connected to grid
The Hanoitimes - Solar power has been categorized one of the main sources to fuel Vietnam`s economy in the future. Solar power developers in Vietnam rush for grid connection before end-June Vietnam projected to attract US$42 billion in solar power projects by 2035 Vietnam considers purchasing solar energy through auction. Vietnamese firms have inaugurated two solar power complexes with total capacity of 690MW, the biggest of its kind in Vietnam and the biggest in Southeast Asia, according to local media. A solar-wind power complex. Illustrative photo Both complexes, located in the central province of Ninh Thuan, one of the locality having the strongest solar radiation in Vietnam, have been connected to the national power grid. The first complex with an investment of VND7 trillion (US$304 million) by BIM Group includes three plants with total capacity of 330MW. Equipped with more than one million solar panels, the complex is estimated … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s biggest solar power complexes connected to grid
Ninh Thuan’s first solar power plant connected to national grid
BP Solar 1 solar power plant becomes the first Vietnamese constructed project to get connected to the national grid so far. (Photo: VNA) Ninh Thuan (VNA) – BP Solar 1 solar power plant in the south central province of Ninh Thuan was inaugurated on January 20, becoming the first Vietnamese constructed project to get connected to the national grid so far. Work on the 62-hectare plant started in June 2018 at a total cost of more than 1.31 trillion VND (56.32 million USD). The project, including transmission lines and transformation stations, was designed to generate some 74.45 million KWh per year. According to Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Luu Xuan Vinh, the plant’s construction was completed earlier than the set plan, showing the determination and capacity of its investor- the BP Solar Join Stock Company. He hoped that other investors of solar power projects will accelerate their work to connect to the national grid soon, making Ninh … [Read more...] about Ninh Thuan’s first solar power plant connected to national grid