Category: Vietnam

Vietnam’s PM Approves $135 Billion Power Plan for 2030 Vietnam said on Tuesday it has approved a long-awaited power plan for this decade, in a move meant to boost wind energy and gas, while reducing reliance on coal. Known as PDP8, the plan aims to ensuring energy security for the Southeast Asian country while it […]

PowerChina completes its largest offshore wind project in south-east Asia, in Ca Mau province of Vietnam South-east Asia’s largest offshore wind project in Vietnam will add 1.1TWh to power generation, curtailing power shortages in the country. State-owned Power Construction Corp of China (PowerChina) has announced the completion of its largest offshore wind project in south-east […]

Work starts on Vietnam’s first green hydrogen plant TGS Tra Vinh Green Hydrogen Company, a member of The Green Solutions Group, has started construction of Vietnam’s first and largest green hydrogen factory in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh’s Duyen Hai district, with total investment of 8 trillion VND (US$341 million). Covering an area […]

B.Grimm Power’s Subsidiary Acquires Lotuscom; To Expand Solar Rooftop Business In Vietnam B.Grimm Power, through its subsidiary Amata B.Grimm Vietnam Company Limited, has acquired Lotuscom Limited Liability Company in Vietnam. The company operates in the solar rooftop business and is incorporated under the Laws of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. With the acquisition, Lotuscom Limited […]

Enough wind power for a major city snarled in Vietnam’s red tape A cluster of seven wind turbines towering above shrimp ponds and banana trees in Vietnam’s Ben Tre province should have been feeding clean power into the grid by now. Instead, they’ve sat idle for months and become a symbol of the red tape […]

Vietnam looks to offshore wind power in transition to renewable energy Vietnam is developing a regulation framework for offshore wind activity as the country has embarked on a roadmap to reduce coal-fired power generation in an effort to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050, Xinhua reported, quoting a Vietnam News Agency report on Thursday. […]

Vietnam vows to boost renewable energy Working towards a low-carbon economy is obviously in Vietnam’s economic interest, and the Vietnamese government is facilitating a long-term national energy roadmap to reach net zero emissions by 2050, Vietnam News Agency reported on Monday. Vietnam needs global partners to support its green transition through long-term and low-interest financing […]

SGC Energy, a South Korean renewables company, to help Vietnam convert coal plants to biomass SGC Energy, a South Korean renewables company, is to work with Vietnamese power engineering consultant PECC1 to convert coal power plants into biomass-burning facilities, Bioenergy Insight reports. The partnership was formed after Vietnam decided to phase out coal power generation. […]

Obtaining land for renewable projects in Vietnam Rich renewable resources, generous subsidies and incentives, and a booming economy and manufacturing sector driving electricity demand have been drawing global investors to Vietnam’s renewable energy projects in recent years. Following an initial period of rampant growth, investment in the country’s renewable energy has slowed since 2020 due […]