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Centre for kids with disabilities gets solar power

The central province of Quang Ngai is cooperating with the Ho Chi Minh City-based SolarBK company to launch a solar power project for the centre for children with disabilities in Nghia Hanh district.
Centre for kids with disabilities gets solar power ảnh 1Illustrative image (Source: VNA)

Quang Ngai (VNA) - The central province of Quang Ngai is cooperatingwith the Ho Chi Minh City-based SolarBK company to launch a solar power projectfor the centre for children with disabilities in Nghia Hanh district.

The company told Viet Nam News thatthe renewable power system will provide 40.8KWh (kilowatt per hour) to thecentre every day, and help saving 50 million VND (2,200 USD) in powerconsumption from the national grid each year.

The centre hosts 120 children with differentdisabilities.

The clean power system, built with 250 millionVND (11,000 USD) in funds from the HCM City branch of national utility firm VietnamElectricity (EVN).

This is the first charity project supported byEVN in the central province.

Typically, the centre uses more than 16,000KWhat a cost of 26 million VND (1,100 USD) from the national grid each year.

It said money saved using the solar powersystem will be used to provide service, food and healthcare for its youngwards. 

In August, the company had put into operationa solar power system on An Binh islet off Ly Son island, 30km off theprovincial coast, supplying free and clean power to 400 resident islanders.

SolarBK said it plans to build a solar power systemfor operating the 2012-built seawater desalination station on the islet.-VNA

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