SolarGATES Joint Stock Trading Company and SCG Roof Viet Nam (a member of Siam Cement Group Thailand), have agreed to distribute solar power equipment, including concrete roof tiles and solar power panels, to families in Viet Nam and around Southeast Asia.

SolarGATES, a member of HCM City-based SolarBK Holdings Group, said the deal will help provide combined solar power panels and concrete roofs for households in Thailand market, as well as elsewhere in Asia via SCG’s agents and showrooms.

SolarGATES will provide made-in-Viet Nam solar power panels for renewable power from 2kWp (Kilowatt photovoltaic) to 10kWp, solar-powered water heaters and solar cells for solar power-generated backpacks, suitcases and umbrellas.

The agreement marked further co-operation between two partners in providing clean energy for household use in Viet Nam and Asia.

Earlier, SCG Roof Viet Nam began distributing roof solar power solutions for household use in central Viet Nam.

In 2017, Irex Energy JSC, a company of SolarBK Holdings, began construction of a high-tech renewable-energy device factory complex in Ba Ria-Vung Tau with total investment of US$17 million.

SolarBK Holdings has been seen as a forerunner in developing solar-powered water heaters, wind power turbines, solar power-driven sea water filter systems and renewable use solutions in Viet Nam.

According to European experts, Rooftop solar power in Viet Nam could be smoothly integrated into the national grid, and the cost of solar power installation in Viet Nam is lower than in countries such as the US.

The Vietnamese Government has set ambitious targets to install 12GW of solar power by 2030. — VNS