China, Vietnam Spar on High Seas Over $2.5 Trillion in Energy
When a Chinese state-owned survey vessel sailed into waters off Vietnam’s coast in early July, it unleashed a high-seas standoff with trillions of dollars at stake that risks drawing in Russia and the U.S. For weeks now the Haiyang Dizhi 8 has zigzagged across a square block of water to study the seabed in an […]
Experts warn of technical problems when developing solar power in Vietnam
With limitless potential, solar power is expected to become the solution for Vietnam to ease reliance on fossil fuel. However, after four years of mass deployment, many problems have arisen, including environmental risks. Vietnam has large multi-million dollar projects, including the 300 MW Tata Power in Ha Tinh, 100-200 MW Hanwha in Thua Thien-Hue, and […]
AboitizPower unit buys Vietnam wind power company
ABOITIZ Power Corp. said Friday that a unit signed a deal to buy for around $46 million a Vietnamese company with a 39.4-megawatt (MW) onshore wind power facility. In a disclosure to the stock exchange, AboitizPower said a share purchase agreement was signed by its wholly owned subsidiary AboitizPower International Pte. Ltd., which will buy […]
GIZ supports Vietnam in taking advantage of int’l trends in power sector
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), on behalf of the German government, is supporting Vietnam to sustainably develop its power sector which both matches the global trends and harnesses Vietnamese potential. Since 2013, energy has become one of the priorities of the Vietnamese-German cooperation. A product is the MOIT/GIZ Energy Support Program which aims […]
HCM City seeks cooperation in climate change adaptation with Indonesia
Jakarta (VNA) – Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan has suggested, together with Indonesia, establishing a network of Southeast Asian climate change-adapting cities to share experience and resources in dealing with challenges caused by urbanisation and climate change. Nhan, who is also a Politburo member of the Communist Party of […]
Japanese-invested solar power plant inaugurated in Bình Định Read more at http://vietnamnews.vn/economy/524297/japanese-invested-solar-power-plant-inaugurated-in-binh-dinh.html#gF4pg2Y8KWD38vqV.99
HÀ NỘI — A solar power plant funded by Japan’s Fujiwara company was inaugurated in the city of Quy Nhơn in the south-central province of Bình Đinh on August 19, with Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình in attendance. The VNĐ1.3 trillion (US$55.9 million) project is located at Nhơn Hội economic zone, covering 60 hectares. It is designed […]
Vietnam Coalition for Climate Action makes debut
NDO – The Vietnam Coalition for Climate Action (VCCA) made its debut at a ceremony held in Hue city on August 21 by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) – Vietnam and the Green Innovation and Development Centre (GreenID). The ceremony was attended by around 100 delegates representing departments, sectors, businesses, universities, and research […]
Deputy PM: Việt Nam encourages renewable energy development
HÀ NỘI — Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has stated the Vietnamese Government always encourages the development and effective use of renewable energy, towards sustainable socio-economic development. During a reception in Hà Nội on Thursday for General Director of Norway’s Scatec Solar company Raymond Carlsen, Deputy PM Dũng said the country needs an estimated 90,000MW […]
