Japan's Sumitomo to supply power for its Vietnam smart city

Solar and biomass plants at trading house's nearby industrial park to be tapped

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Solar panels at a nearby industrial park also run by Sumitomo Corp. will help power the smart city. (Sumitomo Corp.)

KEIGO YOSHIDA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corp. will make its smart city currently under development in Hanoi partially self-sufficient, tapping solar and biomass power generation facilities in a nearby industrial park to cover 30% to 40% of the city and industrial park's electricity.

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