Vietnam slashes power usage at its largest solar farm; blow to the country's drive to increase the use of renewable energy


HANOI, Sept 13 (Reuters): Vietnam has cut the utilisation rate of power produced at its largest solar farm by 40% due to the lack of a pricing mechanism in place, authorities have confirmed, in a move that could be a blow to the country's drive to increase the use of renewable energy.

The power trading unit of state-owned utility EVN had cut the utilisation rate to 278 megawatts (MW) from 450 MW at the Trung Nam - Thuan Nam solar power plant in the province of Ninh Thuan, the government said in a news release.

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