Vietnam has a great potential to develop solar power,
especially in the Central and the South. Vietnam exploits all four big sources
of renewable energy:
- Hydroelectricity
- Wind power
- Solar power
- Biomass
By the end of 2018, hydropower was the largest source
of renewable energy, contributing about 40% to the total national electricity
capacity. Excluding medium and large-sized hydropower plants, other renewable
energy sources accounted for 2.1% of the total capacity of the whole system.
After investment of US$1.1 million and five months of
hard work and, the solar power station by Intel Corporation in Asia provide
approximately 30 percent of Intel’s total electricity consumption in the coming
years. This is the first and only solar power station, many times bigger than
the ones assembled by Intel in Israel and in Oregon, in the US. The station is
much bigger than other setups installed by Intel in Israel and Oregon (USA).
The solar power station comprises of 1,092 solar
panels and 21 adapters, can directly provide the company with around 321,000KWh
of electricity per year without using rechargeable batteries, equivalent to
electricity consumed by 500 households in Vietnam.
The general manager of the Intel Products Vietnam, Rich
Howarth said that this new station will cut 221,200 kilos of Carbon dioxide
emissions in the air per year, which is equivalent to emissions from 600
motorbikes.
The management head of Saigon High-Tech Park, Dr. Le
Hoai Quoc, is of the view that the solar power station is a successful model
for the national campaign “Better and Cleaner Environment.”
The vice-president of Intel Corporation and Global
Director of the company Corporate Affairs Group, Shelly Esque pointed out that
this is the step to invest in solar power worldwide by Intel Corporation.
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