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JA Solar announced today that its industry-leading DeepBlue 3.0 PV module was chosen for a large rooftop solar project in Vietnam. JA Solar is supplying 2882 modules, equal to capacity of 1570.69kW, that will power the local operations of Yuzhan Group, a renowned package manufacturer that has supplied products to major companies such as Goretek, Foxconn, and Samsung. Upon the completion of the project, the yearly estimated electrical output of 1700MWh will help Yuzhan substantially reduce its cost of power, while also reducing its CO2 emissions by approximately 1438 tons annually.

LONGi Solar is pleased to announce that it has donated solar modules for a 20.2 kWp rooftop solar system at Vo Thi Sau High School in Con Dao District, Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province, through its distribution partner in Vietnam, PowerTech Engineering and Trading Co., Ltd.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has just issued a document for agreement with the proposal of Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) on continuing to receive and deal with requirements about the electricity sale from the rooftop solar power projects (SPPs).

On December 14, in Hanoi, Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) signed a MOU and Agreement on cooperation in technical assistance to promote developing rooftop solar power in Vietnam.

According to the information of Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), at the present the capacity of rooftop solar power projects (RSPPs) in the South accounts for over 60% the total capacity of solar power projects (SPPs) of EVN (1,142 MWp).

According to the Decision 13/2020/QD-TTg (Decision 13), dated April 6, 2020 of the Prime Minister, on the incentive mechanism for solar power development in Vietnam officially coming into effect from the May 22, 2020 instead of Decision 11/2017/QD-TTg expiring on June 30, 2019, the rooftop solar power projects in coming time expect to be developed very strongly.

At the meeting on June 11, 2020 with the Power Corporations, Mr. Tran Dinh Nhan, the General Director of Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) affirmed the viewpoint of EVN as "creating condition for maximum support to encourage investors in developing rooftop solar power Systems (RSPSs)".

The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) anticipated thatthe capacity of rooftop solar power will reachapproximately 2,000 MW by the end of 2020,contributing to ensuring power security.

Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) has just sent the official document No 3832/EVN-KD, dated 23/7/2019 to the Power Corporations (PCs), Power Generation Corporations (GENCOs) and Power Generation units under EVN, to request them to speed up the developing the rooftop PV solar power projects with a goal to supplement electricity for the national power system in the current very difficult situation. 

The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) has just issued a Document No. 3450/EVN-KD, dated July 02, 2019 for guideline to solve the problems on the rooftop solar power projects (RSPPs).

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has just worked with leaders of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), and a number of the relevant ministries and agencies to implement the goal in the Power Development Planning VIII (PDP VIII), which is 2030 Vietnam will have 50% of office buildings and 50% of residential houses use self-produce and self-consumption rooftop solar power projects (for on-site consumption, not selling electricity into the national electricity system).

The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) has just issued the announcement No 148 EVN-KD-TCKT dated January 10, 2023, to the Electricity Corporations, Electricity Telecommunications, and Information Technology Companies about the purchase prices of the rooftop solar power projects in 2023 as follows:

In the city. Ho Chi Minh City, the Electricity of (EVN) has put into the test operation the rooftop solar power foundation EVNSOLAR to promote the rooftop solar power development in Vietnam.

The Decision No13/2020 / QD-TTg of the Prime Minister on mechanisms to encourage developing solar power in Vietnam (Decision 13 for short), effective from May 22, 2020 (replacing Decision 11/2017 / QD-TTg expired on June 30, 2019) made motive power for many businesses and households to complete installing the solar power systems previously connected to the national power system.   

From July 2019, Viet Capital Bank (VCBANK) has implemented a consumer trust loan package with a support up to 100% capital for individual customers to install the rooftop solar power projects for the need of daily living or production and business.