Supporting policies to develop electric cars needed: official
Vice Chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee Khuat Viet Hung talks about proposals to the Government to promote green and environmentally friendly traffic in Vietnam. Electric cars are a current trend around the world. What do you think? It is an irreversible trend. Electric cars are a choice for the present and the future. […]
Trung Nam Group inaugurates wind power plant in Vietnam
Vietnamese construction company Trung Nam Group has inaugurated a wind power plant in the Thuận Bắc district of Vietnam’s Ninh Thuận province. The 152MW wind complex, which involved an investment of VND4tn ($172.4m), is expected to generate 423 million kilowatt-hours of clean electricity a year. The first phase of the facility, with a capacity of […]
Renewable increase cuts Vietnam coal burn in 1Q
An increase in hydro and renewable output in Vietnam cut the country’s coal burn on the year in the first quarter, despite an increase in overall power generation. Vietnam’s coal burn declined by 12pc on the year to 29.8TWh in January-March — a 1.6mn t drop to 11.2mn t of NAR 5,700 kcal/kg-equivalent coal burn […]
Vietnam eyes $128bn investment in gas and renewables
Vietnam will need more than $128 billion of investment to achieve bullish targets in its latest power development plan that seeks to expand gas and renewable generation capacity over the next decade.
VPI, PVOIL partner in research on electric-vehicle battery, charging station
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Petroleum Institute (VPI) and the PetroVietnam Oil Corporation (PVOIL) have agreed to collaborate in the research on electric vehicle (EV)’s battery and charging station. Under the reached agreement, VPI is to assess the impact of energy transition tendency on Vietnam’s petroleum market, identify challenges and chances under the transition and […]
Trungnam Group sells stake in solar power plant
The Trungnam Group has sold a 49 percent stake in a central Vietnam solar power plant to an electricity equipment manufacturer. The 49 percent stake, whose value has not been disclosed, has been bought by A Chau Industrial Technology, a manufacturer of electrical equipment that has been showing increasing interest in solar power development in […]
Green bonds pique Vietnamese investor interest
The global green bond market has surpassed the $1 trillion cumulative issuance since its inception in 2007, an impressive growth rate, according to Climate Bonds green bond database. Simultaneously, appetite from the emerging markets is also on the rise.
Germany’s GICON inks green energy MoU with Vietnam Petroleum Institute
April 5 (Renewables Now) – Germany-based energy-sector engineering group GICON and the Vietnam Petroleum Institute (VPI) have recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a collaboration on renewable energy and hydrogen production in the Southeast Asian country. The partners will focus on wind power and biogas, and more specifically on developing new technologies […]
