The Future of LNG in Vietnam After COP26
In recent years, liquefied natural gas (LNG) has sparked considerable interest in Vietnam as a potential new source of energy, given the rapid growth of the country’s demand for electricity. According to the World Bank, the scale of Vietnam’s electricity consumption ranks second in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) after Indonesia and 23rd […]
Vietnamese intertidal project comes onstream
Modern Energy Management (MEM) has achieved commercial operation for the 48MW Tra Vinh Wind Power (TWPC) intertidal wind farm project in Vietnam on behalf of project investors Climate Investor One and ST International.
ExxonMobil stares down China for Vietnam gas
Vietnam’s long-delayed Blue Whale offshore gas development project may be closer to pumping after operator and majority owner ExxonMobil said last week it was working on a final development plan for the field, which sits 80 kilometers off the central coast.
Powering Vietnam’s net zero pathway through Vietnam Wind Power 2021
Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and Informa Markets Vietnam are bringing together Vietnam Wind Power 2021 (VWP2021), the official wind industry event in Vietnam since 2018. This year’s hybrid conference is supported by British Embassy, Embassy of Denmark, Embassy of Germany, Germany Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), Norwegian Embassy in Hanoi and its Commercial Section […]
Vietnam’s EV Maker VinFast Plans U.S. IPO in Second Half of 2022
Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup JSC is restructuring its automobile unit VinFast ahead of a planned U.S. initial public offering in the second half of 2022.
BPP bags solar power facility in Vietnam
Banpu Power Plc (BPP), the power generation arm of non-oil energy conglomerate Banpu Plc, has acquired Ha Tinh Solar Power Joint Stock Co in a deal worth US$23.9 million — around 788 million baht — marking the first time Banpu has acquired a solar power facility in Vietnam.
Adding substance to Vietnam’s climate commitments
In his speech at 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh announced that the country would aim for a net-zero emission target by 2050. With this move, Vietnam has joined the group of about 140 countries that pledged to net-zero emissions […]
Vietnam targets 75 pct energy from renewables by 2045
Vietnam plans to have renewables account for 75 percent of national power production capacity and 70 percent of actual production by 2045 under its COP 26 commitments.
