Another solar power plant inaugurated in Ninh Thuan
The first phase of Nhi Ha solar power plant was inaugurated on September 10 in Nhi Ha commune, Thuan Nam district, the south central coastal province of Ninh Thuan.
Ninh Thuan (VNA) – The firstphase of Nhi Ha solar power plant was inaugurated on September 10 in Nhi Hacommune, Thuan Nam district, the south central coastal province of Ninh Thuan.
The 50 MWp plant was invested by the Solar Power Ninh Thuan Sole Member LimitedLiability Company with total capital of1.13 trillion VND (48.59 million USD).
Fourteen months after the project won an investment licence, the company has installeda total of 151,440 solar panels, and the plant was connected to the nationalgrid on June 27.
Vu Quang Sang, Chairman of the Solar Power Ninh Thuan Sole Member LimitedLiability Company, said the plant isexpected to generate 80 million KWh of electricity annually, meeting the demandof roughly 22,000 households.
Le Van Binh, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, said thesuccess of renewable energy projects in Ninh Thuan has contributed tooptimising investment resources and boosting clean energy development in the province.
These projects have also helped create jobs and increase local budgetcollection, thus realising the target of developing Ninh Thuan into a nationalcentre of renewable energy, the official added.
The committee will continue to facilitate the company’s investment in the nextphases of the project, he pledged.
Currently, there are 15 solarpower projects in Ninh Thuan with combined capacity of 1,063 MW connected tothe national grid. Four similar projects with a total capacity of 140 MW arescheduled to be inaugurated in late 2019, and 12 others with an accumulative capacityof 614 MW will be put into commercial operation in 2020./.
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