88 solar power plants to start commercial operation In June
A solar power plant in Mộ Đức District, central province of Quảng Ngãi began operation in April. — VNA/VNS Photo Phước Ngọc. HÀ NỘI — Electricity of Việt Nam (EVN) has been speeding up completion of 61 solar power projects so that by the end of next month as many as 88 solar power plants will connect to the national […]
Power tariffs should have been increased more: MoIT
EVN engineers repair power lines. EVN ensured all procedures in calculating power bills to customers after the rise. — Photo courtesy of EVN HÀ NỘI — Electricity retail prices should have been raised by 9.26 per cent instead of 8.36 per cent if Việt Nam Electricity (EVN) had correctly calculated the VNĐ3.26 trillion foreign exchange rate difference […]
25 years on, 500kV power line remains a technological feat
Part of the extra high voltage 500kV transmission line that runs through the south central province of Quảng Nam. — VNA/VNS Photo Ngọc Hà HÀ NỘI — May 27 this year will mark 25 years since Việt Nam’s first 500kV power transmission line was switched on, connecting the north and south of the country with an uninterrupted electricity […]
Formosa Taffeta goes green by awarding solar rooftop contract to a Vietnamese renewable developer
Based on Formosa Taffeta sustainable development policy and the success of solar rooftop projects being developed by Indefol, Formosa Taffeta Vietnam Company started to explore further on solar rooftop energy. After 3 months of work, both sides sought agreement on technical and commercial terms. This project uses the world class technologies which is calculated to […]
Jaks Resources plans to buy solar power project in Vietnam
PETALING JAYA: Jaks Resources Bhd proposes to acquire the Lig-Quang Tri solar power project in Vietnam from LICOGI 13. The group told Bursa Malaysia that it had entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with LICOGI 13, a joint stock company incorporated in Vietnam for the purchase. It also allows both parties to enter into […]
Vietnam struggling to decide how to treat solid waste
Some 25.5 million tons of waste are generated annually and five treatment methods are used — burning to generate electricity, turning it into micro-organic fertilizers, burial, gasification, and incineration – officials said at a recent conference held by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources. More than 75 percent is buried, but only 30 percent […]
Shell expands bitumen market to Vietnam
Publicly-listed Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation has expanded its bitumen market to Vietnam, enabling it to fetch additional revenues from export of such commodity that started in the last quarter of last year, according to a high-ranking company executive. “In fourth quarter of last year, we made our first export of finished bitumen within the ASEAN […]
Vietnam poised for renewable boom – report
The study from analytics firm GlobalData predicts a a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.4 per cent for currently untapped non-hydropower renewables in the country, which it attributes to a change in government policies. The report highlights that, with Vietnam’s coal reserves depleting, the government is looking to expand the energy mix away from fossil […]
