Vietnamese market momentum attracts another 100 MW
As the Vietnamese solar market continued to gain momentum – at least until the weekend – announcements of new projects keep pouring in. Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power has achieved commercial operation of its Vinh Hao 6 Solar project in the province of Binh Thuan and inverter maker SMA said it has inked a contract to […]
Vietnam and Japan firms ink gas deal as Hanoi looks beyond coal
TOKYO — Japan’s JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy will tie up with a Vietnamese state-owned oil company on liquefied natural gas, the companies said[…]
Growth demand fuels solar power boom in Vietnam
HCM City (VNA) – Many solar power plants have become operational in the southern region in the first half of 2019, showing part of the solar power development wave to meet the economic growth demand in Vietnam. In mid-June, TTC Group of Vietnam and Gulf Group of Thailand opened two solar power plants in Thanh […]
Pacifico Energy brings online 40-MWp solar park in Vietnam
June 24 (Renewables Now) – Asian renewables developer Pacifico Energy KK announced Monday that its 40-MWp Mui Ne solar photovoltaic (PV) park in Phan Thiet city, Vietnam, started operations on June 12. Built on a site of about 38 hectares (93.9 acres), the Mui Ne solar park will produce around 68 million kWh per year. […]
BGRIM’s Vietnam solar projects come on line adding 31% to operating capacity
Bangkok, June 13, 2019 – B.Grimm Power Plc (BGRIM), one of Thailand’s largest private power producers, successfully commenced commercial production from its two large solar power schemes in Vietnam with a combined total installed capacity of 677 megawatt during June 3-13, 2019. All of BGRIM’s solar projects in Vietnam were successfully synchronised with the grid […]
Vietnam owns abundant potential for renewable energy development
Vietnam has set a target of raising renewable energy production from 58 billion kWh in 2015 to 101 billion kWh in 2020, 186 billion kWh in 2030, and 452 billion kWh in 2050. Under the renewable energy development strategy of Vietnam towards 2030 with a vision to 2050 that was approved by the Government in […]
Payments for electricity bills go cashless
Vietnam Electricity (EVN) will promote electricity bill payment via digital mode of transactions in 2019. Aiming to double the number of customers using cashless payment, EVN’s members are working with the People’s Committees of cities and provinces nationwide to boost electricity charge collection via automatic debt deduction, SMS & mobile banking, internet banking and e-wallet […]
Rooftop solar power output of central region to increase to 48 MWp in 2019
Hanoi (VNA) – The Electricity Vietnam’s Central Power Corporation (EVNCPC) aims to raise rooftop solar power output to 48 MWp this year, said the company on June 18. It is working to complete installation of solar power systems at its subsidiaries and transformer stations by June 30. The company is carrying out a project on […]
