Category: Vietnam

Vietnam seeking to learn from China with high-speed rail plan Vietnam is seeking to learn from China to develop its first high-speed railway network, according to its government, with plans in the works for a rail line running the length of the country. Vietnam is planning to build a 1,545 km high-speed system with a […]

Quảng Trị’s $580m deep-water port commences construction after 4-year delay This project holds strategic importance for Quảng Trị Province, serving not only the local industrial parks but also facilitating cargo flow along the East-West Economic Corridor which links Việt Nam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar. QUẢNG TRỊ — The Mỹ Thủy deep-water port project in […]

SK ecoplant to launch 700MW renewable energy projects in Vietnam South Korea’s SK ecoplant Co. has partnered with Vietnam’s Bamboo Capital Group Energy (BCGE) to establish solar and wind power facilities in the Southeast Asian country, the company said on Friday. Under the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed on Friday, SK ecoplant and BCGE will […]

Van Phong 1 BOT thermal power plant goes online in Vietnam The Government of Vietnam has launched the Van Phong 1 BOT thermal power plant in the central province of Khanh Hoa to supply an additional 8.5 billion kWh of energy annually. The project is funded by Japan-based Sumitomo Corporation. The project comprises two turbines […]

Chinese energy company Huadian to build $2.4bn green hydrogen plant in Quang Tri province of Vietnam Chinese energy company Huadian has proposed the construction of a $2.4bn green hydrogen plant in central Vietnam, local media report. The state-owned company is looking to carry out the project with Vietnamese conglomerate Minh Quang JSC. The plan is […]

Property tycoon ‘embezzled $12bn’ in Vietnam’s biggest fraud case For several years, Truong My Lan held meetings on the 39th floor of the sleek Times Square tower in the heart of Vietnam’s commercial hub, Ho Chi Minh City. There, in a room that acted as her command centre, she allegedly wove a $12 billion tapestry […]

Laos wind farms offer Vietnam 4,150 MW of electricity Seven Lao wind energy plants want to sell a total of 4,150 MW to Vietnam, according to national utility Vietnam Electricity. It will be done in phases, with 682MW supplied before 2025 and the rest gradually after that. Vietnam will be keen on accepting the offer. […]

Electric Wind Power Secures Deal for Hai Anh Wind Farm Project in Vietnam Electric Wind Power, a subsidiary of Shanghai Electric and a manufacturer of onshore and offshore wind power equipment in China, has inked an agreement to supply its wind turbines for the Hai Anh Wind Farm Project in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam. This […]

Honeywell to supply technologies for Vietnam’s first green-hydrogen project Honeywell International, Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.) announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Green Solutions Group Corporation (TGS) on the Tra Vinh Green Hydrogen project, Vietnam’s first green hydrogen plant in the Mekong Delta. Honeywell will bring to the project its ready […]