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Work starts on Gelex Ninh Thuan solar farm

The construction of the Gelex Ninh Thuan solar farm project with a capacity of 50 MWp began in Phuoc Dinh commune of Thuan Nam district in the south central province of Ninh Thuan on June 4.
Work starts on Gelex Ninh Thuan solar farm ảnh 1Illustrative image (Source: VNA)

Ninh Thuan (VNA) - The construction of the Gelex Ninh Thuan solar farmproject with a capacity of 50 MWp began in Phuoc Dinh commune of Thuan Namdistrict in the south central province of Ninh Thuan on June 4.

With a total investment capital of 1.3 trillion VND (about 56.9 million USD),the project is built on 70 hectares with many works, including the installationarea of solar panels and inverter stations; a 22kV/110kV electrical substationand 110kV double-junction line are connected to the existing 110kV transmissionline of Ninh Thuan 1 and other auxiliary facilities.

Construction is expected to be completed in June, 2019, with a capacity of 82million kWh per year.

The project is one of 18 projects with investment planning to have beenapproved by the Ninh Thuan provincial People’s Committee last November.

Addressing the event, Luu Xuan Vinh, Chairman of the Ninh Thuan People’sCommittee, stressed renewable energy is the top priority in the province’seconomic development orientation. Ninh Thuan always encourages and creates bestpossible conditions to support investors.

So far, the province has counted 15 wind power projects and 27 solar power oneswith designed capacity of nearly 800 MW and over 1,808 MW, respectively.

The Prime Minister and the Ministry of Industry and Trade had agreed to includethese projects into the national power development scheme.

Ninh Thuan is a typically hot and dry area in the south central part ofVietnam. It is less affected by storms than other areas in the country, and hasbecome known as the renewable energy centre in Vietnam.

 It holds good solar energy potentialwith average sunshine hours of 2,600-2,800 per year.

The province is finalising a master plan for solar energy from 2016 to 2020with a vision to 2030, which aims to generate some 2,000MW of electricity by2020.-VNA
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