Sembcorp eyes 100-200 MW solar power project in central Vietnam
Sembcorp Energy Vietnam, under Singapore’s Sembcorp, seeks to invest in a solar power project of 100-200 MW in Vietnam’s central coastal province of Binh Thuan.
Logo of Sembcorp. Photo courtesy of the company.
The project will be equipped with battery energy storage systems (BESS), said a Sembcorp delegation while meeting with Binh Thuan Vice Chairman Nguyen Hong Hai on Tuesday.
The facility, located in Bac Binh district, can help attract investment and boost the socioeconomic growth of Binh Thuan, the delegation added.
Binh Thuan Vice Chairman Nguyen Hong Hai at a meeting with Sembcorp Energy Vietnam in Binh Thuan province, south-central Vietnam, February 25, 2025. Photo courtesy of Binh Thuan news portal.
Backing the project, Hai asked Sembcorp Energy Vietnam to work with provincial departments regarding the location and the addition of the project to the Power Development Plan VIII (PDP VIII).
As of end-2024, the gross capacity of Sembcorp’s renewable energy portfolio reached 16,876 MW, including 13,121 MW of installed projects and 3,755 MW of under-construction projects, according to the firm’s annual report.
The figure featured 270 MW of solar energy, 138 MW of wind power, and 49 MW of hydropower in Vietnam.
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