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Manoj added “India has a lot of potential ELECTRIC VEHICLES easy access. With the ability to charge up to
for solar power and Acme is very well poised two electric vehicles simultaneously, ABB’s
to tap this potential and create value for ABB’s Terra 184 chargers fast and compact Terra 184 chargers are ideal
utilities and consumers by offering day time for Japan’s cities.
power at very low cost. Asset divestment to to support modernisation Frank Muehlon, Head of ABB’s global
long term investors like Actis helps unlock business for E-mobility Infrastructure
equity value and aid our growth plans in of Japan’s EV charging Solutions, commented: “TEPCO, eMP’s
India.” main shareholder led the development of the
ACTIS infrastructure CHAdeMO charging standard which started
the e-mobility revolution. We are therefore
ABB’s newly launched Terra 184 electric highly honored to have been selected by
SOL AR vehicle chargers have been selected by e-Mobility Power Co. as Japan works to
Japan’s e-Mobility Power Co., Inc, (eMP) to transition to a new and sustainable mobility
China’s Aiko Solar to spend modernise the infrastructure for the country’s future.”
Shoko Yotsuyanagi, President of eMP,
electric vehicle market and accelerate the
$2.87bn to build solar nation’s shift towards sustainable mobility. commented: “We are very pleased to
Financial details of the order were not
be working in partnership with ABB to
plants in Zhejiang disclosed. introduce high power fast chargers that allow
simultaneous charging of two vehicles and are
The project is part of a broader push in
Shanghai Aiko Solar Energy Co. it to invest Japan to increase the share of EVs and plug-in controlled and maintained remotely through
CNY20bn ($2.87bn) to build photovoltaic cell hybrids to between 20-30% by 2030, from just OCPP, an international standard protocol. It
manufacturing plants in Zhejiang province, 1% in 2018. is a major step forward in achieving eMP’s
according to an agreement between the eMP is a joint venture between Tokyo mission.”
company and the local government. Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) Terra 184 is the newest member of ABB’s
The facilities will have total annual capacity and Chubu Electric Power, two of Japan’s best-selling Terra family of chargers and
of 36GW and construction will last for seven biggest utility companies. supports all charging standards on the market,
years, the company said in a filing to Shanghai To encourage the adoption of EVs, eMP is including CCS, CHAdeMO and AC. With
stock exchange. Aiko Solar will fund the working to reduce charging congestion and highly customisable features such as cable
investment with its own money and funds increase accessibility to charging stations, management systems, screens and credit card
raised through various other channels, it said. allowing users to charge their vehicles, payment terminals, the Terra 184 delivers
The project will help the company meet anytime and anywhere. To modernise the maximum charging convenience for a broad
increasing demand for high-efficiency solar EV charging infrastructure, eMP will replace range of EV users.
cells. The first phase of construction will start obsolete chargers with more than 250 Terra To date, over 250,000 fully electric or
this month and the plants will start producing 184 units. Deliveries are scheduled to begin plug in hybrid cars have been sold in Japan
solar cells in December, the statement says. this autumn. with 7,000 high power chargers (>20kW)
The first phase will add 10GW of capacity, it eMP will install the chargers at stores and 18,000 chargers (3-6kW) currently in
said. located on the roadside, along highways and operation.
other public places, offering users quick and ABB
Vietnamese rooftop

expands, but tests capacity

According to the Vietnam Electricity (EVN),
around 42,187 rooftop solar power projects
have been put into operation so far with a
total capacity of 925.8MWp.
Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade
Hoang Quoc Vuong said that Vietnam had
a fast speed of development of rooftop solar
power system and partly met the demand
for electricity consumption. However,
new investment projects are facing many
difficulties and problems in fact.
According to the Ministry of Industry and
Trade’s policy, new projects are allowed to
connect with the system in areas with possibly
releasing capacity. The ministry will continue
creating favorable investment conditions
for projects following the Decision No.
13/2020/Q?-TTg of the Prime Minister.

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