Over 30,000 customers in 21 provinces and cities in the South have installed and used rooftop solar power
According to EVNSPC, in the first ten months of 2020, there were 20,189 customers installing rooftop solar power systems, with a total capacity of 775,765kWp, the total output fed back to the grid being 309.45 million kWh.
The corporation has paid to its customers more than VND440 billion to buy rooftop solar energy in ten months of 2020, corresponding to an output of 211.24 million kWh.
According to the statistics of EVNSPC, from 2017 to the end of October 2020, the Corporation had paid more than VND585.2 billion to buy rooftop solar energy from 24,998 customers, corresponding to an output of over 278.53 million kWh.
Southern provinces from Ninh Thuan southwards have the highest amount of solar radiation in the country, with over 90% of sunny days in a year. Therefore, this area has strong conditions for solar power development, including rooftop solar PV, Deputy General Director of EVNSPC Nguyen Van Ly said.
With a comprehensive implementation of solutions, the rooftop solar power model has been constantly increasing in the Southern provinces and cities. In particular, many affiliated power companies have exceeded their assigned plan in 2020, such as Lam Dong (567%), Binh Phuoc (502%), Binh Thuan (386%), Binh Duong (353%), etc.