Category: Vietnam

Widening proposed for expressway linking HCMC and Mekong Delta in Vietnam The HCMC – Trung Luong Expressway is overloaded and needs to be widened from four to eight lanes, the HCMC Department of Transport said. On Wednesday it also proposed to the city government that the expansion work should be done through a public-private partnership. […]

Korea’s Kumho signs deal to build $77.3-mln HCMC-Dong Nai bridge The Ministry of Transport has signed a contract with Kumho Engineering & Construction Co. to build a bridge between HCMC and Nhon Trach District in Dong Nai Province. Under the contract signed Wednesday, the South Korean company has to complete the VND1.8-trillion (US$77.3-million) bridge within […]

The Ca Mau 1 offshore wind farm the largest in Vietnam to be commissioned in October 2022 The Ca Mau 1 offshore wind farm, the largest in size in Vietnam, which will be commissioned in October 2022, will have a power generation capacity of 350 MW, and will be able to generate up to 1,100,000 […]

Thailand’s Central Group unveils US$825m Vietnam expansion plan Thai retail conglomerate, Central Group, is to invest US$825.3 million in Vietnam during the next five years as it further expands its presence in one of Southeast Asia’s fast-growing retail markets. The investment is aimed at helping the group reach US$2.7 billion in sales in Vietnam by […]

Samsung Engineering Acquires Stake in Vietnamese Water Treatment Company Samsung Engineering, one of the world’s leading engineering, procurement, construction and project management (EPC & PM) companies, announced on June 30 that it has acquired a 24 percent stake in the Vietnamese water treatment company DNP (Dong Nai Plastic) Water for about US$41 million. A signing […]

Vietnam’s Ben Tre province puts into operation wind power plant No. 5 This morning, Tan Hoan Cau Company inaugurated and put into operation the wind power plant No. 5 Thanh Hai, in Thanh Hai Commune in the Mekong Delta Province of Ben Tre’s Thanh Phu District. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Chairman of the People’s […]

Southern Vietnam’s longest expressway requests permission to extend the project’s completion deadline from 2023 to 2025 The investor of Ben Luc – Long Thanh Expressway has asked for permission to extend the project’s completion deadline from 2023 to 2025. State-owned Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC), the project investor, made the request at a Monday meeting with […]

Joint Venture Set for Ba Ria-Vung Tau Offshore Wind Farm Project in Vietnam Plans for the proposed 500 MW Ba Ria-Vung Tau offshore wind farm project in Vietnam are moving forward. Recently a Vietnamese construction and infrastructure group signed a joint development agreement for the project. The group includes Corio Generation and Fecon. The former […]

Nhon Trach 3 and Nhon Trach 4 will be the first LNG-fuelled power plants in Vietnam Project Type – Combined-cycle power plant Location = Nhon Trach District, Vietnam Investment – $1.4bn Capacity – 1.5GW The Nhon Trach combined-cycle power plant (CCPP) in Vietnam is proposed to be expanded with the addition of two more units, […]