Thai energy firm to invest $457 mln in Vietnam solar farms
Thailand’s Super Energy Corporation has announced it will invest $457 million in four solar power plants in southern Vietnam. The company said in a recent statement that it would pay $72.9 million to acquire a controlling share in four solar power projects run by state-owned utility Vietnam Electricity (EVN) in Binh Phuoc Province, 120 km […]
Vietnam saves 436,000 kWh during Earth Hour 2020
NDO – Vietnam saved 436,000kWh of electricity, equivalent to VND812.9 million (US$34,900), in one hour from 20:30 to 21:30 on March 28, according to the National Power Dispatch Centre. In 2019, the country’s saved 492,000kWh of power – equivalent to VND917 million (US$39,400).
Vestas secures fourth intertidal wind energy project in Vietnam
Maintaining its successful momentum with 200 MW order intake in Vietnam last year, Vestas has now secured its fourth intertidal project in the country with a 29 MW order with Sigma Engineering Joint Stock Company. The Ben Tre V1-3 wind power project will be located in Ba Tri District of Ben Tre Province in the Mekong […]
Covid-19 knocking the lights out in Vietnam
DA NANG – Vietnam was coming to grips with impending energy and electricity shortages when the coronavirus struck. Foreign oil and gas companies including several US majors were all set to invest in Vietnam’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector, including various gas-to-power projects in the country’s southern provinces.
Sun soon to rise on southeast Asia’s largest solar farm in Vietnam
HANOI, March 25 (Reuters) – Vietnamese private firm Trung Nam Group said on Wednesday it will at the end of this month start building a 450-megawatt solar farm in central Vietnam that will be the largest of its kind in southeast Asia. The 14-trillion-dong ($593.22 million) facility in Ninh Thuan province is scheduled to start power […]
HCM City’s youth union responds to Earth Hour 2020
HCM City (VNA) – The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) of Ho Chi Minh City has carried out a range of communication activities in response to Earth Hour 2020. These activities aim to raise public awareness of climate change , energy saving and environmental protection.
Vietnam has only weeks left to get its wind market back on track
Previously praised for its attractiveness and gusty growth, Vietnam’s wind market now faces a pivotal moment. Should the Vietnamese government fail to send a clear signal of continued support for the industry in the coming weeks, investors could pull out and the country could miss its target of two gigawatts (GW) of wind capacity by 2025 […]
Vietnam Introduces Law Aimed at Fighting Climate Change
Vietnam has introduced legislation to advance its greenhouse gas reduction goals as per the Paris climate accord, decreasing worries the fast-growing nation’s reliance on coal would stymie those efforts. Vietnam has introduced legislation to advance its greenhouse gas reduction goals as per the Paris climate accord, decreasing worries the fast-growing nation’s reliance on coal would […]
