Sharp Energy Solutions Corporation (SESJ)*2 announces the completion of a mega solar power plant in Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam. The project was a collaboration with multiple partners, including Sermsang Power Corporation (SSP)*3 of Thailand, and SSP affiliate Truong Than Quang Ngai Power and High Technology Joint Stock Company*4. Operations at the new mega plant will start in early June.
The new plant has an output of approximately 49 MW-dc, with annual power generation capacity estimated at 73,143 MWh/year. This is equivalent to the amount consumed in a year by 38,762 average Vietnamese households. Sharp has so far constructed three solar power plants in Vietnam, for a combined capacity of approximately 146 MW-dc. This new plant will raise the total capacity to approximately 195 MW-dc.
The Vietnamese government has formulated a plan*5 to raise solar power generation capacity in the country to 12,000 MW by the year 2030. Sharp remains committed to spreading renewable energy in Vietnam.
Country | Socialist Republic of Vietnam |
Location | Quang Ngai Province |
Output (module capacity) | Approx. 49 MW-dc |
Annual power generation capacity (estimate) | Approx. 73,143 MWh/year |
Avoided greenhouse gas emissions (estimate) | Approx. 24,357 t-CO2/year |
Start of operation | May 27, 2019 |
*1 Calculated at 1,887 kWh per household.
*2 SESJ is a subsidiary of Sharp Corporation, specializing in energy solutions such as the sales of PV systems and the installation of electrical equipment.
*3 SSP’s main business is constructing solar power plants in ASEAN countries.
*4 This company will be in charge of operating the new plant.
*5 Source: the Vietnamese government’s 7th Power Development Plan (PDP7).