The White House said in a statement that the tax waiving applies to solar panels imported from Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia and Thailand to ensure the US has access to a sufficient supply of solar modules to meet electricity generation needs while domestic manufacturing scales up.

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The US President also activated the Defence Production Act (DPA) to boost solar panel production in the US.

The White House emphasised that clean energy technologies now play an important part in reducing energy costs for homes, thus minimising risks to the electricity supply in the country.

The US has set the target of tripling domestic solar manufacturing capacity by 2024, from 7.5 gigawatts to 22.5 gigawatts, enough to enable 3.3 million households to switch to solar each year.

First solar power plant in Mekong Delta inaugurated

Halcom Vietnam JSC and Japanese company Shizen Energy inaugurated Hau Giang solar power plant in Hoa An commune, Phung Hiep district, in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang on March 12.

Malaysian firm to buy stake in five solar farms in Vietnam

A subsidiary of Malaysia’s largest power utility, Tenaga Nasional Berhad, plans to acquire a 39 percent stake in five Vietnamese solar power projects from Singapore’s Sunseap Group.

Electricity oversupply forces authorities to cut solar output

After years of facing the threat of power shortages, Vietnamese authorities are concerned about an electricity glut this year, and are cutting renewable energy production.

Solar power capacity to be cut due to oversupply

Nguyễn Đức Ninh, director of the National Power Regulation Centre, has said Việt Nam will cut its renewable electricity capacity due to oversupply.

Bac Giang inaugurates solar lighting system

(BGO)- The people’s committee of Lang Son commune, Yen Dung district on 12 January held an inauguration ceremony of the solar lighting system in Son Thinh village. The event was attended by permanent Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Mai Son.

Source: NDO/VNA