Vietnam: The proposal to develop solar PV projects on the water reservoirs of Sơn La and Hoa Binh

Vietnam: The proposal to develop solar PV projects on the water reservoirs
of Sơn La and Hoa Binh

In the working meeting with the Prime Minister (PM) Nguyen Xuan Phuc on
socio-economic situation of Son La province, the leaders of this province
asked the government to allow Son La investing solar PV projects on the
water reservoirs of Sơn La and Hoa Binh hydropower plants (HPPs).

According to the report of Son La provincial leaders, for implementing Hoa
Binh and Son La hydropower plants, Son La People's Committee directed to
complete moving 17,784 households from flooded areas. Regarding the first
phase of resettlement project of Son La HPP, it was only to move people to
the new housings, so that it must be to supplement infrastructure and
support production to improve living standard of the people.

For Hoa Binh HPP, due to the low investment level of the three small
resettlement projects, the automobile roads to center of 5/46 communes have
not enough hardness and the poverty rate in 46 communes is still enough high
as 35%.

PM assigned Ministry of Planning and Investment, Minister of Finance and
relevant agencies to arrange funds to resolve these problems so that no
longer the situation: "The people have no electricity and live in poor
condition while on their territory HPP developed".

Son La leaders showed that on the territory of the province there are 13,000
ha of Son La HPP reservoir and 7,900 ha of Hoa Binh HPP reservoir.
Therefore, Son La PPC would like to ask permission and assistance from the
government to invest solar PV projects on the water reservoirs of these
HPPs.

PM assigned Minister of Industry and Trade to study and report to PM about
the issue.

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John Diecker
APT Consulting Group Co., Ltd.

www.aptthailand.com