The project involves the construction and operation of a 50 MW solar power plant, and associated transmission line, in the Thanh Thanh Cong Industrial Zone of Tay Ninh Province in southern Viet Nam (50kilometer from Ho Chi Minh City). The project will be one of the first international project financed solar power projects in the country and has an expected
cost of approximately $[51] million.
Project Name | Gulf Solar Power Project | |||||||||||||||
Project Number | 53106-001 | |||||||||||||||
Borrower/Company | Gulf Energy Development Public Company Limited TTC Energy Development Investment Joint Stock Company Thanh Thanh Cong Group |
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Country | Viet Nam |
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Location | Nation-wide | |||||||||||||||
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Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth Inclusive economic growth |
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Drivers of Change | Private sector development |
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Sector / Subsector | Energy / Renewable energy generation - solar |
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Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | No gender elements | |||||||||||||||
Responsible ADB Department | Private Sector Operations Department | |||||||||||||||
Responsible ADB Division | Infrastructure Finance Division 2 | |||||||||||||||
Responsible ADB Officer | Gulshan, Karan Raj | |||||||||||||||
Project Sponsor(s) | Gulf Energy Development Public Company Limited |
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Description | The project involves the construction and operation of a 50 MW solar power plant, and associated transmission line, in the Thanh Thanh Cong Industrial Zone of Tay Ninh Province in southern Viet Nam (50kilometer from Ho Chi Minh City). The project will be one of the first international project financed solar power projects in the country and has an expected cost of approximately $[51] million. |
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Environment | B |
Involuntary Resettlement | C |
Indigenous Peoples | C |
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Concept Clearance | 16 Apr 2019 |
Credit Committee Meeting | 18 Sep 2019 |
Approval | 05 Nov 2019 |
Last PDS Update | 06 Feb 2020 |
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Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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Gulf Solar Power Project: Report and Recommendation of the President | Reports and Recommendations of the President | Oct 2019 |
Gulf Solar Power Project: Initial Poverty and Social Analysis | Initial Poverty and Social Analysis | Oct 2019 |
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