Chinese firms mainstay of Vietnam solar project

Work on the Hong Phong 1A and 1B Solar Power Plant at Bac Binh in Binh Thuan province, Vietnam, the largest single solar photovoltaic power generation project in the Asia-Pacific region, undertaken by Chinese companies has been completed smoothly.

"The project is a new milestone for Vietnam, especially setting up such a big, quality solar power plant in seven months," said Nguyen Manh Hung, secretary of the provincial party committee.

PowerChina International Group Ltd and PowerChina Guiyang Engineering Corp Ltd were the two Chinese enterprises that successfully executed the project. The two companies had bagged the order despite competitive bids from other countries like Japan, France, Canada, and India.