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Vietnam’s solar farms attract Thai investors
Updated: 15:18, 06/10/2020
WHA Utilities and Power (WHAUP), which provides utilities under WHA Corp, Thailand's biggest industrial land developer and operator, is planning to acquire three solar farms under its new asset acquisition plan in Vietnam.
Bangkok Post newspaper quoted WHAUP chief executive Niphon Bundechanan as saying that the company is approaching solar farm operators to negotiate deals to acquire their facilities for operation s with capacities ranging from 50 to 250 MW.
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A solar farm in Ninh Thuan. |
He did not disclose the ownership proportion of the new assets, saying only that his company plans to be a majority shareholder or full owner. Investment value was not revealed. The company expects to close the deals early next year.
For the water business, WHAUP is planning the second-phase development of two tap-water supply facilities in Hanoi and in Cua Lo in the central province of Nghe An, which the company acquired last year.
The Green Innovation and Development Centre (GreenID) hosted an online conference in Hanoi on April 11 on the second phase of the feed-in-tariff (FIT 2) and policies for the development of solar power in Vietnam after 2020.
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According to Bac Giang Electricity Company, Bac Giang province has 100
customers who installed the rooftop solar power system for living demand,
including 18 families in Lang Giang district, 16 in Viet Yen district, 17 in Yen
Dung district and 49 in Bac Giang city.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a 37.8 million-USD loan deal with TTC Energy Development Investment JSC (TTC Energy) to provide long-term financing to develop and operate a 50-MW photovoltaic solar power plant in the southern province of Tay Ninh.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has proposed a new feed-in tariff 32 percent lower than the earlier incentive rate.
The last solar eclipse of the decade would happen on Thursday noon, and can be seen from across Vietnam.
Source: NDO/VNA
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