Vietnam’s new conservation plan prioritizes trees and people. Emissions? Not so much
For nearly a decade now, Vietnam has made “payment for forest ecosystem services” its key strategy for protecting forests and improving the lives of poor rural communities. Now, it plans to use the same model to help rein in greenhouse gas emissions.
K2 picked as owner’s engineer in 240 MW of Vietnamese wind projects
March 13 (Renewables Now) – K2 Management will act as project and construction manager for 240 MW of onshore and offshore schemes in Vietnam under three owner’s engineer deals, the Danish energy consultancy said on Thursday.
Vietnam adjusts biomass power prices
Hanoi (VNA) – Adjustments have been made to biomass power prices under the Prime Minister’s Decision No.08/2020/QD-TTg on amendments and supplements to several articles of the Decision No.24/2014/QD-TTg dated March 24, 2014. Accordingly, the prices will range from 1,634 – 1,968 VND (0.07 – 0.08 USD) per kWh, exclusive of added value tax.
No electricity price increases until the end of Q2
HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Industry and Trade has called for no increases in the electricity price until the end of the second quarter at the earliest to support businesses amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. This was the highlight of the ministry’s Directive No 06/CT-BCT issued on Wednesday to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and to remove difficulties for […]
Yoma JV builds 250 micro solar-hybrid power plants for rural Myanmar
YOMA Micro Power (YMP) has finished building 250 micro solar-hybrid power plants which will help power rural Myanmar, it said on Friday. YMP, a joint venture of Myanmar-focused Yoma Strategic Holdings, finished setting up the power plants after it initially started the rollout to build them in March 2019.
Indonesia should focus on renewable energy, not nuclear, activists say
Activists are warning the government to steer clear of building nuclear power plants, citing safety concerns and urging Indonesia to focus on renewable energy instead. A Greenpeace Indonesia official, Satrio Swandiko, said Indonesia should heed the lessons of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster in Japan, which was caused by an earthquake and tsunami […]
New Dam Planned in Same District as Xe Pian Xe Namnoi Collapse in Southern Laos
A new dam is set to go up in southern Laos, in the district where two years ago a major dam collapse caused a flood that was described as the country’s worst in decades. On July 23, 2018, water poured over a saddle dam in Attapeu province’s Sanamxay district at the Xe Pian Xe Namnoy (PNPC) […]
The Philippines is eyeing nuclear power as a green option
By 2022 the island nation of the Philippines plans to bring electricity to the homes of all its 105 million citizens. That ambitious plan, when coupled with its growing power needs in the face of economic growth, will necessitate forward-thinking policies.
