HCM City has added 5,485 rooftop solar power systems to houses and buildings. Photo courtesy of tuoitre.vn

HCM CITY - More than 11,000 rooftop solar power systems, with total capacity of 17,117.23 MWp, have been installed on houses and buildings in HCM City.

About 5,485 rooftop solar power systems were installed this year as of October, with total capacity of 111,449.84 MWp.

To promote solar power, the City Power Corporation (EVNHCMC) has recently carried out media campaigns that encourage locals to use solar power; educated relevant agencies, schools, hospitals, hotels and enterprises in export processing zones and industrial zones on solar power benefits; and collaborated with social organisations to call for preferential policies for households that are interested in using solar power.

EVNHCMC has also introduced a customer care website at https://cskh.evnhcmc.vn. It contains all information on registration procedures, terms and conditions for those who would like to connect to the rooftop solar power systems, and lists of operational and non-operational rooftop solar power systems, among other crucial pieces.

Between 2020 and 2025, Việt Nam is expected to face a power shortage, and so EVNHCMC is seeking to encourage the use of solar energy.

EVNHCMC said renewable energy now accounts for 2 per cent of the city’s total capacity, but needs to be increased to meet growing demand from socio-economic development and urbanisation.

The city has huge potential for solar power, especially rooftop, it said. - VNS