Sharp Energy Solutions Corporation (SESJ)*3 announces the completion of a mega solar power plant in Ninh Thuan Province, Vietnam. The project was a collaboration with multiple partners, including T&T Group Joint Stock Company (T&T)*4 of Vietnam and T&T affiliate Ninh Thuan Energy Industry Joint Stock Company*5.
The new plant has an output of approximately 45 MW-dc, with annual power generation capacity estimated at 76,373 MWh/year. This is equivalent to the amount consumed in a year by about 40,500 average Vietnamese households. SESJ has so far constructed five solar power plants in Vietnam, for a combined capacity of approximately 245 MW-dc. This new plant will raise the total capacity to approximately 290 MW-dc. The Vietnamese government has formulated a plan*6 to raise solar power generation capacity in the country to 12,000 MW by the year 2030. SESJ will leverage the technologies and know-how it has gained from the construction of power plants and remains committed to spreading renewable energy in Vietnam.
Country |
Socialist Republic of Vietnam |
Location |
Ninh Thuan Province |
Output (module capacity) |
Approx. 45 MW-dc |
Annual power generation capacity (estimate) |
Approx. 76,373 MWh/year
|
Avoided greenhouse gas emissions (estimate) |
Approx. 25,458 t-CO2/year |
Start of operation |
Early July |
*1 Calculated at 1,887 kWh per household.
*2 Estimate for the initial year of operation.
*3 SESJ is a subsidiary of Sharp Corporation, specializing in energy solutions such as the sales of PV systems and the installation of electrical equipment.
*4 A Vietnam-based conglomerate operating in multiple industries, such as investment, real estate, finance, healthcare, and logistics.
*5 This company will be in charge of operating the new plant.
*6 Source: the Vietnamese government’s 7th Power Development Plan (PDP7).