Participants at the Seminar are the representatives of Industry and Trade Department, Da Nang Polytechnic University – the Unit conducting consultancy for Industry and Trade Department to evaluate the efficiency of RPD project, 10 companies which provide solar photovoltaic solutions, 3 financial organizations which provide the solutions for support and investment of RPD project, 60 electricity consumers who are interested in and have the potential to install the RPD system.
With the desire to accompany in the solar photovoltaic investment of consumers, EVNCPC organized an rooftop solar photovoltaic development Seminar to create a forum to connect potential consumers in the Central - Highlands region with solar photovoltaic systems supplier, financial organizations and Electricity industry; thereby provide consumers full information about policies and mechanisms of the State, answer the questions, thence consumers have enough basis to decide on investment in RPD.
The seminar mentioned the following contents: Situation of implementation and solutions to encourage the installation of rooftop solar photovoltaic systems in Central-Highlands; Potential of rooftop solar photovoltaic power in the Central - Highlands region and instructions for connection and testing; Economic efficiency of RPD project - actual project has been implemented; The process of implementing the RPD project and the results of the development of the RPD in Dak Lak province; Rooftop solar photovoltaic power - Sustainable and efficient energy solution; Financial solution for RPD in Vietnam; Non-battery energizing solar photovoltaic power; Solution for rooftop solar photovoltaic power - Insurance for power output and financial support; EPC contractor, installation, operation and maintenance of high quality solar photovoltaic systems / projects on rooftops and farms (Rooftop & Solar Farm).
Ms. Le Thi Phuong Cam - EVNCPC Sales Manager presented "Implementation situation and solutions to encourage the installation of rooftop solar photovoltaic in the Central-Highlands region"
Besides that, EVNCPC introduced the regulations on solar photovoltaic development of the Government, the Ministry of Industry and Trade and Electricity industry including: Decision No. 11/2017/QĐ-TTg dated 11th April 2017 regulating on the incentive mechanism for developing the solar photovoltaic projects in Vietnam; Decision No. 02/2019/QĐTTg dated 8th January 2019 on amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decision No. 11/2017/QĐ-TTg; Circulars No. 16/2017/TT-BCT dated 12th September 2017 regulating on the development of projects and sample power purchase contracts for ĐMT projects, Circular No. 05/2019/TT-BCT dated 11th March 2019 on amending and supplementing a number of articles of Circular 16/2017;
EVNCPC also introduced the documents issued by Vietnam Electricity Corporation including: Document No. 1530/EVN-TCKT dated 27th March 2019 on the accounting of revenue and expense of rooftop power system at the Corporation's office and its affiliated units, Document No. 1532/EVN-KD dated 27 March 2019 and No. 1586/EVN-KD dated 28 March 2019 on guiding the implementation of the RPD projects.
In the coming time, EVNCPC will continue to promote and support customers in consulting, surveying, checking and connecting the RPD projects to EVNCPC power grid; officially sign the power trading contract with the RPD projects; pay for the power purchase generated into grid for investors right after the Circular 05/2019/TT-BCT takes effect; propose EVN to seek funding sources to support a part of expenses for consumers who want to install RPD; develop ESCO models and call for third parties to invest in RPD.
At the seminar, Mr. Pham Sy Hung - EVNCPC Deputy General Director answered questions raised by investors, in which encouraged solar photovoltaic installation on the available roofs, the roofs of the farms (capacity less than 1MWp) receiving the incentives as specified the Electricity industry and purchased at high prices (9.35 cents / 1kWh) when the project is generated before 30th June 2019 and this applicable price is extended to 20 years.
At the end of the seminar, Mr. Pham Sy Hung - EVNCPC Deputy General Director emphasized on the purpose of the seminar: to create an environment for investors, solution providers, financiers and EVNCPC to meet and to discuss policies implemented by ministries and branches; Investors' interest in RPD.
In 2019, EVN assigns EVNCPC to support and encourage investors to implement RPD system with a capacity of 48 MWp across 13 provinces and cities in the Central - Highlands and 9.4 MWp on the roofs of offices, power companies and transformer stations of the Corporation.
Mr. Pham Sy Hung - EVNCPC Deputy General Director concluded at the Conference
Relevant documents, regulations of the State or EVN, technical and financial solutions presented at the Conference will be by EVNCPC on its website for investors/interested people to read and get information.
"The investors, and solutions and finance providers for the RPD need to coordinate with the Corporation through the Customer Care Centre of the EVNCPC, thereby EVNCPC can create the connection among the investors and other stakeholders.
Currently, some RPD projects are planned to put into operation, in which the free-of-charge installation of two-way meter will be implemented by EVNCPC so as to soon put the project into operation.
Over the past time, implementing the policy of the Government, EVNCPC has assisted consumers with demand of RPD installation by willingly signing contracts, installing two-way meters free of charge, paying for the purchase of power generated from RPD projects with customers.
As of February 2019, there have been 330 customers in Central-Highlands region installing RPD connected to EVNCPC power grid with a total capacity of 2.1MWp; EVNCPC has invested to install RPD systems at Power Headquarters, by 30th June 2019, the capacity will reach 7.2MWp.
Some photos introducing technical and financial solutions to the investors of the RPD on the sidelines of the Seminar:
