Vietnam’s first domestic EVs hit the market
As automobile companies around the world begin to shift toward electric vehicles, Vietnamese carmaker VinFast has begun delivering the country’s first domestically manufactured model to customers.
Enterprize eyes green hydrogen’s potential to ‘supercharge’ Vietnam
Enterprize, a Singapore-based energy developer, and the Vietnamese Institute of Energy, which advances and supports scientific and technological innovations in energy production, have agreed a memorandum of understanding to partner in the study.
IFC backs Vietnam waste-to-energy plant
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has approved a US$30 million financing package for a waste-to-energy (WtE) power plant in Vietnam.
Wärtsilä offers solutions to help Vietnam achieve the goal of net-zero emissions
Việt Nam announced its goal to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, the UK on November 1.
IFC invests 30 million USD in waste-to-energy plant in Vietnam
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has committed 30 million USD to the construction of a waste-to-energy plant in the northern province of Bac Ninh as part of support for Vietnam to help it reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Commitment to lower coal energy uncertain
The COP26 summit that ended early last month in Glasgow agreed on reducing the use of coal in coming years in a phased manner. This clearly seems to be the right thing to do with several countries finally finding a common voice in saving the planet.
Vietnam poised to resume nuclear project a decade after Fukushima
Vietnam says it will proceed with a project to build a 10-megawatt nuclear research reactor with Russian help, a move seen as a new step toward reviving plans to build nuclear power plants a decade after the Fukushima disaster.
Essar jointly invests $300 million in Vietnam’s offshore hydrocarbon block
In a bid to increase its investment opportunities overseas, the Essar group via its exploration entity Essar Exploration and Production Ltd (EEPL) is investing in hydrocarbon block 114, located offshore of Central Vietnam.
