Vietnam turns to rooftop solar as blackouts hit country

Government aims for 50% of houses and offices to have PV panels by 2030

20231010 Solar power panels Vietnam

A man stands beside the solar power panels on top of his house in An Giang province in Vietnam. © AFP/Jiji

LIEN HOANG, Nikkei staff writer

HO CHI MINH CITY -- Trinh Can was sick of the blackouts that often roll through Ho Chi Minh City. With power prices inching ever skyward, he finally took action this summer by installing solar panels for his house.

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