B Grimm Power Plc has completed a US$35.2 million acquisition of a solar photovoltaic power projects in Viet Nam.

BGRIM, through subsidiary B Grimm Renewable Power 2 Ltd, has acquired an 80 per cent stake in Phu Yen TTP Joint Stock Company, the project company investing and developing in a 257MW PV scheme in the the south central province of Phu Yen.

The purchase of 80 million shares in the Phu Yen TTP, concluded on Thursday, forms part of SET-listed BGRIM’s rapid expansion of power generation equity in Thailand and overseas.

Phu Yen will particularly contribute to BGRIM’s growing renewal power portfolio as well as strengthening its presence in Viet Nam, according to BGRIM president Preeyanart Soontornwata.

BGRIM has recently completed a deal for a 55 per cent stake in the 420MW solar powerhouse in Tay Ninh, southwest Viet Nam, billed as the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia. — THE NATION\ANN/VNS