EVN complains about sudden increase of VND16 trillion in input fuel prices

According to statistics, the input fuel prices of EVN in July and the first 20 days of August this year are much higher than the average price in the first six months of this year, especially coal prices. Specifically, the average price of imported coal in July increased by 17.5 percent compared to that in […]

Energy efficiency award in industry, construction 2021 launched

An award for “Energy Efficiency in Industry and Construction 2021” and “TOP RUNNER 2021” will receive submissions from Aug. 25 to Oct. 31. The award was co-organized by the Steering Committee on Energy Efficiency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), the Vietnam Energy Conservation and Energy Efficiency Association (VECEA), and the German Corporation […]

Vietnamese, Chinese companies partner for manufacturing electric car batteries

HANOI, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) — Vietnamese automaker VinFast has tied up with Chinese company Gotion High-Tech to research and produce batteries for electric vehicles, Vietnam News Agency reported Monday. Under a newly-signed memorandum of understanding, the two companies will work on building the first lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery plant in Vietnam, the news agency […]

Techwire Asia: Vietnam could become green energy powerhouse in Asia

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has shown the world its capability to accelerate clean energy solutions, with the highest installed capacity of solar power in Southeast Asia and the government’s commitment to boosting energy supply and strong public demand for improved air quality, the Malaysia-based Techwire Asia website said in an article on August 19.

Vietnam targets 21,000 MW of offshore wind power by 2045

Vietnam is striving to produce about 3,000 – 5,000 MW of offshore wind power by 2030 and 21,000 MW by 2045. Addressing a webinar on August 18, Chairman of the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations (VUSTA) Phan Xuan Dung said the country will benefit from the development of offshore wind power, whose cost […]

Novatek eyes Vietnam’s LNG market

Russian private natural gas producer and exporter Novatek is looking to sell LNG to Vietnam, it said, as it announced August 10 that it has opened an office in the capital Hanoi. The office will support its expansion into the global gas markets and provide continuous support for the its “prospective energy projects in Vietnam,” it […]

Over 5,600 MW of wind power to join national grid this year

One hundred and six wind power plants with a total capacity of 5,655 MW have registered to begin commercial operations before November 1. The feed-in tariff (FIT) for offshore wind power currently stands at 9.8 cents per kilowatt-hour. The FIT for land plants is 8.5 cents. However, these are only applicable to plants that begin […]