Vietnam shoots past renewable energy target
Renewables account for 9 percent of Vietnam’s energy mix now, already surpassing the target of 7 percent set for 2020. As of July the country’s solar energy capacity was 4,543 megawatts (MW) and wind power capacity was 626.8 MW, Le Hai Dang, a strategy board member at Vietnam Electricity (EVN), said at the opening of the […]
Energy firms drive VN-Index up for 4th day
PV Gas facility. Company shares jumped 3.4 per cent on Tuesday following a boost of oil prices on Monday night. – Photo pvgas.com.vn HÀ NỘI – Vietnamese shares advanced for a fourth straight day as oil and gas stocks were boosted by a jump in oil prices overnight. The benchmark VN-Index on the Hồ Chí […]
Denmark, Vietnam discuss energy transition
(VOVWORLD) – Danish experts and Vietnamese officials discussed Danish achievements in energy development and feasible solutions for Vietnam at a conference on energy transition for sustainable development held in Quang Ninh province on Wednesday. The seminar on “Energy transition to reach the sustainable development goals” Le Hung Tinh, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly’s Committee […]
Việt Nam Renewable Energy Week 2019 starts in Hà Nội
Vietnam Renewable Energy Week 2019 started in Hà Nội on Tuesday, covering discussions on the development of renewable energy resources, including solar and wind power.— VNS Photo Kiều Vân HÀ NỘI – Vietnam Renewable Energy Week 2019 started in Hà Nội on Tuesday, covering discussions on the development of renewable energy resources, including solar and […]
It’s time for Vietnam’s renewable energy to pay back its developers
According to a new report released by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) in mid-September, Vietnam’s renewables policymakers have been rewarded for their steady management of the solar feed-in-tariff (FiT) program with impressive renewable capacity gains. Such solar FiT program awarded a $0.09 per kilowatt tariff (kWh) to solar developers delivering new capacity by […]
Promoting efficient and sustainable energy transition in Vietnam
NDO – Vietnam Renewable Energy Week 2019 was launched on September 17, in Hanoi, as an activity to respond to contribute to the implementation of Government policies on renewable energy development in Vietnam. The event, running until September 20, was jointly organised by the Vietnam Sustainable Energy Alliance (VSEA), Vietnam Climate Action Alliance (VCCA) and […]
Vietnam gears up to shift to renewable energy
Total solar energy output in the reviewed period was equivalent to a 1,200 MW coal-powered plant, said EVN. Associate Professor Pham Ngoc Linh of the Party Central Committee’s Communications and Education Commission said Vietnam is seeking new energy sources in the wake of climate change. Within two years, renewable energy, mainly solar and wind energy, […]
LNG Ltd to supply gas to Vietnam from Louisiana project
Sept 16 (Reuters) – Australia-listed Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd said on Monday it signed a deal with a province in Vietnam to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its Louisiana-based Magnolia project. The Vietnam project includes an LNG import terminal, and a 32,000-megawatt combined-cycle power plant in the coastal province of Bac Lieu, where the […]
