January 24, 2018 | 20:29 (GMT+7)
Work starts on BIM 1 solar power plant
PANO - BIM Group and AC Energy- a power arm of the Philippines’ Ayala Group, on January 23 held a ground-breaking ceremony of BIM 1 solar power plant project (Project 18E for short) at Phuoc Minh commune, Thuan Nam district, Ninh Thuan province.
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At the ground-breaking ceremony |
The 30MW plant was constructed on the area of 35ha at a total investment of nearly VND 800 billion. It will be equipped with more than 90,000 solar panels and produce 50 million kWh a year.
BIM Group’s CEO Doan Quoc Viet highlighted the plant’s significance of providing a clean energy source, contributing to mitigation of climate changes and bringing about economic benefits.
In his speech, Deputy-Chairman of the Ninh Thuan Provincial People’s Committee Pham Van Hau emphasized that developing renewable energy is specially prioritized in the province’s socio-economic development strategy and asked related departments in the province to create favorable conditions for the completion of the project.
On the occasion, BIM Group presented VND 300 million to Ninh Thuan province to give Tet gifts to local policy beneficiaries and VND 200 million to the province’s funds for the poor and poor patients.
Translated by Mai Huong