Binh Dinh pledges to close solar power plant if it causes environmental problems The Saigon Times Daily A local voices his concern over the possible effects of the solar power project at the discussion with the government of Binh Dinh Province on November 5 – PHOTO: THANH NIEN NEWSPAPER HCMC – Binh Dinh Province government has pledged to immediately shut down a solar power plant in the north-central locality if it has adverse effects on local residents, Thanh Nien newspaper reported. The province’s chairman, Ho Quoc Dung, on Monday held a discussion with residents in the outlying district of Phu My to address their concerns over the possible effects of the solar power project. Earlier, the Hanoi-based Vietnam Renewable Energy JSC was given the go-ahead to build the solar power plant in Tra O Lagoon, located in the same district, stirring up public concerns. The VND1.44-trillion (US461.8 million) project, which has a designed capacity of 50 MW, will cover some 60 hectares of water surface and 0.6 hectares of land in the lagoon. The plant will help increase the capacity of the national grid and meet the increasing demand for electricity in the province. It is expected to be put into operation in the second quarter of next year. Since mid-2018, local residents have expressed fierce opposition to the project. During the talk yesterday, local fishermen noted they were afraid that they would have no place to earn their living. They also fretted over the possibility that the plant would… [Read full story]
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