Nearly 5,500 rooftop solar projects developed in Dak Lak
Almost 5,500 rooftop solar projects with a combined design capacity of 580.5 MWp have been developed in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, according a representative from Vietnam Electricity (EVN)’s Central Power Corporation.
Nearly 5,500 rooftop solar projects developed in Dak Lak - illustrative image (Photo: VNA)
Dak Lak (VNA) – Almost 5,500 rooftopsolar projects with a combined design capacity of 580.5 MWp have been developedin the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, according a representative from VietnamElectricity (EVN)’s Central Power Corporation.
Truong Thiet Hung, Chairman of the Board of Members of the Central PowerCorporation, said at a recent working session with the provincial PartyCommittee that the Central Highlands region has great potential for solar poweras it boasts high level of solar radiation, a sparsepopulation density and a large area of unfarmed land.
Among those, over 4,100 projects with a total capacity of 291.6 MWp were putinto operation, generating over 119.2 million kWh to the national grid, Hungsaid.
A total of 3,800 local customers have signed purchase and sale contracts of rooftopsolar with a total capacity of 252.7 MWp, he added.
Dak Lak will be a leading locality in terms of solar development among 13provinces and localities managed by the Central Power Corporation when all therooftop solar projects become operational, Hung noted.
Tasked with developing power systems and supplying electricity in 13 central andCentral Highlands provinces and cities, the corporation is managing 4.3 millioncustomers in the two regions.
In the period 2016 - 2020, the firm has invested in constructing and liftingthe capacity of 15 110kV-transmission lines and substations with a totalinvestment of over 1.46 trillion VND in Dak Lak. It has supplied electricity toover 99.1 percent of local households.
The corporation plans to pour over 1.3 trillion VND into 12 key projects in thelocality in the next five year./.
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Nearly 5,500 rooftop solar projects developed in Dak Lak - illustrative image (Photo: VNA) 
