Solar power adoption in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam in general and HCMC in particular are located in a region with the highest distribution of solar radiation in the world for most of the year, where solar radiation is relatively
(Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City will invest nearly 650 billion VND (over 25.2 million USD) to install rooftop solar power systems with a total capacity of over 43MW at 438 public administrative agencies, according to Nguyen Thi Kim Ngoc, Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Industry and Trade.
Seasonal solar PV output for Latitude: 10.8230989, Longitude: 106.6296638 (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam), based on our analysis of 8760 hourly intervals of solar and meteorological data (one whole year) retrieved for that set of coordinates/location from NASA POWER (The Prediction of Worldwide Energy Resources) API: Average 5.58kWh/day in Summer.
According to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Industry and Trade, if approved by the Government, the city's grid system will ensure the full release of rooftop solar systems installed in the area, without investing in building more transmission grids.
Assuming you can modify the tilt angle of your solar PV panels throughout the year, you can optimize your solar generation in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam as follows: In Summer, set the angle of your panels to 5° facing North. In Autumn, tilt panels to 16° facing South for maximum generation.
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