Category: Vietnam

Foreign investors increase acquisitions of renewable energy projects in Vietnam Foreign investors from China, Thailand, and Singapore are increasingly acquiring renewable energy projects located at strategic positions from domestic enterprises. Chinese investors are increasing their ownership in numerous renewable energy projects in Central Vietnam, the Central Highlands region, and Southwest Vietnam. Notably, in Dak Nong […]

Thailand’s Ratch Group acquires 50% stake in Singapore-based energy firm Nexif Energy to expand its wind power business in Vietnam SET-listed Ratch Group has acquired a 50% share in Singapore-based energy firm Nexif Energy BT Pte in a 272.58-million-baht deal to expand its wind power business in Vietnam. Nexif Energy BT Pte owns Nexif Energy […]

Danish energy company Ørsted launches expansion in Vietnam This comes on the back of Vietnam increasing renewable energy to 30% by 2030 Danish energy company Ørsted has announced its entrance to Vietnam amidst the country’s commitment to raise renewable energy generation by 30% by 2030. Aside from opening an office in the country, it also […]

Vietnam breaks own record as solar capacity surged in 2020 Its solar installations added 9.3 gigawatts to the national grid. Vietnam has increased its solar capacity by eight times, with a series of rooftop solar installations adding 9.3GW to its national grid during 2020. This is much higher than the 378MW it had in 2019. […]

VinaCapital, GS Energy to invest $3 bln in LNG power plants in Vietnam The first phase of the 3,000-megawatt complex in the southern province of Long An should be operational from the end of 2025 VinaCapital, GS Energy to invest $3 bln in LNG power plants in VietnamHANOI: VinaCapital, one of the largest investment and […]

Trung Nam, 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 […]

Land Approval – a Major Step Forward for Vietnam’s Bac Lieu LNG-to-Power Project Delta Offshore Energy’s LNG-to-Power project for Bac Lieu province in southern Vietnam reached another major milestone on 30 March 2021, when a special meeting of the Bac Lieu Province People’s Council approved a land requirement of 70 hectares for the project. When […]

Vietnam plans to double wind power generation by 2030 and triple between 2030 and 2045 A power development plan published by Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) foresees a doubling of wind energy production by 2030 and a tripling of renewable energy production between 2030 and 2045. The national power development plan VIII (PDPVIII) […]

One step forward, two steps back – Vietnam’s short-sighted energy vision By Nguyen Dang Anh Thi Vietnam needs to learn the right lessons from Germany’s experience – going from protests against renewable energy to becoming one of the top five nations in clean power. I choose to talk about Germany because most of the feed-in-tariff […]

Black & Veatch Chosen as Owner’s Engineer on Ia Pech 1 and Ia Pech 2 wind farms in Vietnam’s Gia Lai province Dien Xanh Gia Lai Investment Energy Joint Stock Company’s 100 MW onshore wind farms will help support Vietnam’s economic growth and sustainability goals Vietnam is expanding its power generation capacity as it balances […]