Vietnam is expanding its power generation capacity – Black & Veatch selected owner’s engineer for its wind farms

KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 (Bernama): Vietnam is expanding its power generation capacity as it balances its generation portfolio and meets the soaring energy demand of growing population and flourishing economy. Renewable energy, according to Black & Veatch’s Strategic Directions: Electric Industry Asia 2021 Report, is expected to experience the most significant investment growth in new […]

Thai new renewable energy landmark will boost power supply and tourism

Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) will promote a hydro-floating solar hybrid project at Sirindhorn Dam in Ubon Ratchathani province as a new landmark for renewable energy and also stimulate the province’s economy by the end of this year. PEA Governor Boonyanit Wongrukmit said the 45-megawatt hydro-floating solar hybrid project will be the first of its kind […]

Singapore’s solar vision for green energy

FOR a tropical island, solar energy should be a no-brainer. And while Singapore is ramping up all efforts towards substantive goals for the harvesting and deployment of solar energy, things are not as clear cut as they might seem. We talk to key players in this green energy sector, in Brunch this Saturday in The […]

Vietnam, Sweden promote cooperation in renewable energy development

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam and Sweden have nurtured long-standing energy cooperationand now the scope of cooperation has expanded from hydropower in the past to safe and sustainable energy development at present. Speaking with the Cong Thuong (Industry and Trade) newspaper, Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam Ann Mawe said in the recent time, in addition to stepping […]

Vietnam plans to double wind power generation by 2030

A power development plan published by Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) foresees a doubling of wind energy production by 2030 and a tripling of renewable energy production between 2030 and 2045. The national power development plan VIII (PDPVIII) contains plans to increase wind energy production from 600MW in 2020 to over 11 gigawatts […]

UOB’s U-Solar facilitates nearly 160GW hours of solar power

United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) U-Solar programme has facilitated the generation of nearly 160 gigawatt hours of solar power across the Asean region and simultaneously reducing over 77,200 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.