The Dau Tieng PV solar power complex is inaugurated in the southern province of Tay Ninh on September 7. (Photo: baotayninh.vn)Hanoi (VNA) – The Dau Tieng PV solar power complex, the largest of itskind in Southeast Asia, has been put into operation in the southern province ofTay Ninh.
The complex,comprising two solar power plants with a combined capacity of 420 MW, wasinaugurated on September 7 in the presence of former President Nguyen MinhTriet and Head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Nguyen VanBinh.
Developed byVietnam’s Xuan Cau Holdings and Thailand’s B.Grimm Power Public Co., Ltd., thecomplex covers an area of 504 hectares within the semi-submerged land at DauTieng Lake. It has an investment of about 9.1 trillion VND (391.3 million USD).
The project iscapable of supplying around 688 million kWh per year to the national grid,equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of nearly 320,000 households.
In his remarksat the opening ceremony, Binh said the project pioneers in unlocking theprovince’s great potential in solar power and following the government’s policy to promote the development of renewableenergy. It also demonstrates the effective cooperation between Vietnam andThailand, he added.
The newproject has made Tay Ninhamong the country’s hubs of solar power and contributed to ensuring thenational energy security and meeting local demand, he said. –VNA
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