The ceremony was attended by Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Huu Hoai, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Tran Tien Dung and representatives of the Project Management Board and related agencies and localities.

The project has a total capacity of 763.25kwp with an investment of over 13.7 million USD funded by the official development assistance (ODA) loan from the Republic of Korea (RoK).

The project’s objective is to provide solar power to 1,294 households and 78 public service units in Le Thuy, Quang Ninh, Bo Trach and Minh Hoa districts.

Expected to be fully operational by the end of 2016, it is hoped to help border districts improve living conditions of local people, eliminate hunger and reduce poverty, ensure social order and security, minimize negative effects to environment in the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park region.

Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Huu Hoai speaks at the ground-breaking ceremony.

Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony, Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Huu Hoai thanked the Government, ministry, central agencies and sponsors for assistance in creating favorable conditions for the solar power project to carry out in Quang Binh.

Chairman hailed it as a project of humanity that greatly benefits impoverished locals and ethnic minority groups in remote areas along the Vietnam – Laos border who have been living without access to the national grid.

Chairman Nguyen Huu Hoai also asked the Project Management Board to direct the contractor to ensure project quality, environmental sanitation and keep its progress on schedule.

By Nhu Y
(Source: Quang Binh Portal)