Vietnam’s largest wind power plant goes into operation

Trung Nam, Vietnam’s largest wind farm, officially came into operation in Loi Hai and Bac Phong Communes, Thuan Bac District of South-Central Ninh Thuan Province. This Trungnam group project, combined with a 204 megawatt (MW) solar power plant, forms a unique complex of solar and wind energy farms in the nation and in Southeast Asia. […]

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 […]

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 […]