Trina Solar has poured US$478 million in two factories in in Yen Binh Industrial Park in Thai Nguyen province.
The Chinese group decided to invest additional US$420 million in the northern province, making Viet Nam the group's largest investment destination abroad in the photovoltaic field.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran luu Quang welcomed the group's investment expansion plan, saying renewable energy development is part of Viet Nam's efforts to realize its commitment to net zero gas emissions by 2050.
He said Viet Nam is building and promulgating specific mechanisms and policies to spur the development of renewable energy, including solar energy.
The Deputy Prime Minister requested that the group help Vietnamese businesses to engage in the global supply chain in general as well as its supply chain in particular./.