Many families in Nghe An are paid millions of dong each month from selling solar power.
(Baonghean.vn) - According to statistics, up to now in Nghe An, there have been 46 investors (households, businesses) using rooftop solar power systems, being paid for excess electricity, pushed to the grid; with an amount of nearly 140 million VND.
Get millions from selling solar power
As one of the first households to install a grid-connected solar power system in Nam Dan district, over the past 3 months, Mr. Phan Sy Son (Hamlet 7, Nam Giang Commune, Nam Dan District) has received over 2 million VND from selling solar power to the grid, equivalent to more than 1,000kWh.
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| Mr. Phan Sy Son receives payment for selling solar power to EVN, at Nam Dan Power Company. Photo: Nguyet Minh |
Mr. Son's family invested in installing a grid-connected solar power system, imported from Europe by Hekinan Joint Stock Company (headquartered at 75 Ton That Tung Street, Vinh City, Nghe An) with an initial installed capacity of 10kw/h, from June 2019, with the sole desire to reduce electricity bills. Since the installation, his family's solar power system has produced 40kw-50kw of electricity per day; not only can it be used comfortably but there is still surplus to sell back to the electricity industry.
Mr. Son happily said, before installing the rooftop solar power system (RTSP), I was a bit hesitant to do the procedures to connect to the grid, but the company fully supported me, very quickly. My family uses 6 air conditioners, along with many electrical appliances to serve the needs of daily life and business. Before investing in a solar power system, my family paid an average of 2-3 million VND per month for electricity, peaking at nearly 3 million VND/month in the summer; now I only have to pay about 1.3 - 1.5 million VND/month. Using solar power really brings double benefits.
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| Mr. Son uses the solar power system of Hekinan Joint Stock Company, has saved nearly 30% of monthly electricity bill, and has earned money from selling solar power to EVN. Photo: Nguyet Minh |
According to statistics from Nam Dan Electricity, 3/9 investors installing solar power systems in the district have been paid for selling solar power; with a total capacity of over 5,000 kWh, equivalent to over 11 million VND.
Up to now, in the whole province, 8 power units have made payments to investors of excess grid-connected solar power, including: Cua Lo, Dien Chau, Nam Dan, Quynh Luu, Thanh Chuong, Nghia Dan - Thai Hoa and Yen Thanh. In the whole province, the power sector has paid 46 investors whose commercial operation date was from June 30, 2019 or earlier; with output up to the end of September 2019 being 65,420 kWh, equivalent to more than 139.6 million VND.
In particular, Vinh city is the locality with the largest number of investors in the whole province, with 46 investors. And the number of investors who are paid by the electricity company for selling rooftop solar power also accounts for the majority of the whole province.
Most recently, on October 9, Vinh City Electricity completed the second payment voucher for electricity pushed to the grid for 31 investors operating the rooftop solar system, from June 30, 2019 onwards, in the area; with an amount of 60.5 million VND, of which one investor was paid up to 8.5 million VND.
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| Vinh City Electricity paid the second installment of electricity bills to 31 investors operating the rooftop solar system. |
Mr. Nguyen Hong Son, resident of Nghi Phu commune, Vinh city, Nghe An, a customer who received more than 8.5 million VND from selling electricity to the electricity industry, happily shared: “After more than 4 months of installing and using the solar battery system of Hekinan Joint Stock Company, now in addition to having a source of electricity for my family to use comfortably, I have earned the first amount of money. If the income is steady like this, combined with the amount of electricity my family uses for daily life, the economic efficiency is very good; the initial investment will be quickly recovered.”
Create all conditions for people to develop renewable energy
Investing in a solar power system is considered a useful and practical solution that not only saves maximum electricity costs but can also sell excess electricity; at the same time, contributes to saving energy, protecting the environment, and reducing pressure on the national grid.
With these practical benefits, the trend of people using solar power devices is increasing.
According to statistics, by the end of September 2019, Nghe An had 117 solar power investors, of which 93 investors used electricity for domestic use and 24 used electricity for non-domestic use; with a total capacity of 697 kWh and generating 90,754 kWh to the EVN grid.
In order to encourage people to install and use solar power, the State has issued many support policies in recent times.
In particular, Decision No. 02/2019/QD-TTg clearly states,cRooftop projects are implemented with separate electricity trading mechanisms for delivery and receipt of two-way electricity meters, creating a clear and strict legal corridor for both parties buying and selling solar power; at the same time, creating incentives for people and businesses to actively invest in solar power projects.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade also issued Circular 05/2019/TT-BTC dated March 11, 2019 amending and supplementing a number of articles of Circular 16/2017/TT-BCT dated September 12, 2017, specifically regulating the electricity price from rooftop solar power projects. Accordingly, the electricity purchase price of rooftop solar power projects applied in 2019 is 2,134 VND/kWh (excluding VAT). From 2020 and the following years, the electricity purchase price will be calculated based on the exchange rate difference of each specific year.
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| Hekinan Joint Stock Company employees install a rooftop solar power system for a household in Vinh City. Photo: Duc Anh |
However, solar power is still quite new to the people. In order to promote the development of solar power according to the State's policy, Nghe An Electricity has also directed and guided power units to coordinate with suppliers to create the most favorable conditions for customers in connecting solar power to the grid; to ensure use for daily life, production and to be able to sell excess electricity.
Mr. Tran Tien Dung - Deputy Director of Vinh City Electricity said: "The Electricity promptly coordinated with investors to survey and connect to the grid (without collecting meter fees). Within 3 days from the date of receiving the investor's request to sell electricity from the rooftop solar power project, the Electricity completed the inspection of the project's technical parameters and signed the electricity purchase contract with the investor."
As one of the leading units in importing, distributing, and directly constructing poly solar panels originating from Europe... in the Central region, Hekinan Joint Stock Company (No. 75, Ton That Tung, Vinh City) is actively coordinating with related sectors to support people in completing procedures for grid connection and selling solar power.
Mr. Pham Huu Truyen - Deputy Director of Hekinan Joint Stock Companysaid: "Currently, in addition to consulting and installing for hundreds of projects that need to use solar power in and outside the province. Our company arranges a team of staff to support investors in installing solar power to complete procedures for selling excess electricity to the grid with power units, in accordance with regulations and as quickly as possible; so that investors can quickly recover their capital."
With many practical benefits serving life, along with the ability to make a profit from selling excess electricity and investing once, using for over 25 years, solar power promises to be an inevitable and popular development trend in the future.
HEKINAN SOLAR
Address: No. 75 Ton That Tung, Hung Dung Ward, Vinh City, Nghe An
Hotline: 02386 293 293 - 0944.517.686
Website:http://hekinansolar.com/
