Ho Chi Minh City’s EVN to become digital business
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s electricity sector has set a target to become a digital business by adopting key technologies such as big data, Internet of Things and artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the local power system. Electricity of HCM City (EVNHCMC) deputy director-general Nguyen Duy Quoc Viet said: “Technology has drastically changed the power […]
Vietnam in deals to buy Laos electricity from 2021
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam’s electricity firm EVN has signed five new deals to buy electricity from Laos starting from next year, the state-run company said. The southeast Asian nation faces severe power shortages from 2021, as demand outpaces construction of new plants, with demand expected to exceed supply by 6.6 billion kilowatt hours (kWh) in […]
Vietnam to hold auctions for 400 MW of floating solar
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is helping the Vietnamese government introduce an auction scheme for solar project development which was announced in early December. The lender, which supports floating PV development in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan and the Kyrgyz Republic has issued a tender to seek consultants to help Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) hold the first two pilot auctions, which […]
Vietnam includes LNG project in its energy plan
The government of Vietnam has approved inclusion of a proposed 3,200-megawatt liquefied natural gas-fired power plant as part of the country’s national power plan, Kallanish Energy reports. Singapore-based Delta Offshore Energy said it will, along with its partners, begin a full-scale feasibility study of the Vietnam project that includes an offshore LNG import facility and an onshore […]
Leading NGOs urge Vietnam to scrap new coal-fired power projects
12 organizations specializing in health and environment together have called on Vietnam to scrap 14 new coal plants. Concerned by the environmental and health toll that coal-fired power plants exact, leaders of 12 networks and non-government organizations collectively urged Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to stop 14 coal-fired plants in Vietnam. Among the signatories to […]
Vestas leads the market in Vietnam with third intertidal project win
SINGAPORE, Dec. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Vestas leads the market for wind energy in Vietnam with almost 200 MW of projects won in 2019 after securing a 50 MW order with Cong ty Co Phan Dau Tu Dien Gio Hoa Binh 1 (Hoa Binh 1 Company), a company owned by Phuong Anh Group. The order marks Vestas’ third intertidal project in […]
Singapore’s Nexif Energy buys 94% stake in hydropower projects in Vietnam
Located in the Khanh Hoa province with a total capacity of 49MW, they will provide enough electricity to power 74,000 households. Singapore-based Nexif Energy has bought a 94% stake in Song Giang Hydropower, a company that owns two hydropower projects in Vietnam. They include the 37MW Song Giang 2 project, which has been operating since December […]
Vietnam province buckets coal-fired power drive
Leaders of central Thua Thien-Hue Province affirmed thermal power was not part of its industrial development outlook. To accommodate the province’s “green-clean-sustainable” initiative, Thailand’s Banpu Corp had proposed to convert related thermal power research to wind power, Phan Thien Dinh, the province’s vice chairman, said Wednesday. In 2016, local authorities had signed a memorandum on […]
