More solar power projects to be developed in Binh Phuoc
The southern province of Binh Phuoc has two communes eligible for solar power projects with capacity between 130-300 MW, according to the Power Development Project Management Board No.6.
Binh Phuoc (VNA) – The southernprovince of Binh Phuoc has two communes eligible for solar power projects withcapacity between 130-300 MW, according to the Power Development Project Management Board No.6 under theElectricity of Vietnam (EVN).
The communes are Loc Thanh in Loc Ninhdistrict and Tan Thanh in Bu Dop district, the board said.
Binh Phuoc has high thermal radiation, with about 2,400-2,500 hours of sunshinea year.
Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Huynh Anh Minh said Binh Phuoc is calling for investment in solar power projects in tandem with high-techagriculture development.
Detailed surveys of land use in the locality should be done to build a roadmap forsolar power projects, he said.
EVN plans to mobilise total investment up to 1 billion USD for energydevelopment, focusing on solar energy projects.
Vietnam has enormous solar potential, especiallyin its central and southern regions. It has average solar irradiation of 4-5kWh/squ.m/day, comparable to Thailand and the Philippines, which are moredeveloped solar markets in the region, as well as to mature internationalmarkets like Spain and Italy.
The Vietnamese Government has recognised thispotential and aims to significantly increase renewable energy production,including solar power.
Under the newly revised Power Development Planfor until 2030, which includes ambitious development targets for renewables,the capacity of solar photovoltaics is hoped to increase from about sevenmegawatts (MW) now to 850MW by 2020 and 12,000 MW by 2030.-VNA
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