The view of Cat Hiep Solar Power Plant at Cat Hiep Commune in Binh Dinh Province's Phu Cat District. (Photo: VNA)
The 49.5 MWp plant, spanning 60.1 ha in Cat Hiep commune, Phu Cat district, is connected to the grid at the 110 kV Phu Cat power station via a 5.5 km wire system.
The entire project was built at a cost of 1.1 trillion VND (47.3 million USD), invested mainly by France-based Quadran International and Vietnam’s Truong Thanh Group.
The plant is scheduled to begin its commercial operation on June 6, producing between 78,000 and 80,000 MWh of electricity for the grid on an annual basis.
More and more solar power plants have been built across Vietnam. By the end of last month, only four solar power plants were put into operation. As of mid-May, there are 27 new plants. By the end of June, the number of new solar power plants is expected to reach 88 ones.
According to Vietnam Electricity (EVN), power load in the first four months of 2019 reached 74.35 billion kWh, an increase of 628 million kWh over this year’s plan and up 11 percent over the same period of 2018.
Power load is expected continue to increase to 42.8 billion kWh in May and June, up 10 percent compared to the same period of last year. Maximum capacity is set to be at 37,000-39,000 MW, up 11-14 percent year-on-year.
Due to El Nino, water volume at hydropower reservoirs is forecasted to remain at low level in Central and Central Highlands provinces in the next two months. However, power supply will be sufficient during dry season as well as the rest of the year, Deputy Director of EVN Ngo Son Hai affirmed.
