Vietnam's VinEnergo and Philippine developer SunAsia Energy have agreed to build 422 megawatts peak of solar power spread across three sites in the Philippines, using a design that lifts the panels on steel piles above active fish ponds rather than floating them directly on the water. The approach is intended to let fish farming continue underneath the panels without interruption, addressing a conflict over water use and fishing rights that has slowed similar floating solar projects elsewhere in Southeast Asia. VinEnergo is the energy arm of Vietnam's Vingroup, and the deal marks the company's first project in the Philippines. Analysts note the project's real test will come once construction finishes, since combining large-scale solar generation with active aquaculture at this scale has rarely been attempted across multiple sites simultaneously in the region.
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