Category: Vietnam

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, […]

Corio lines up builder for proposed 500MW Vung Tau offshore wind farm Vietnamese company Fecon will provide infrastructure services for the Vung Tao wind farm Corio Generation has appointed Vietnamese construction company Fecon to build the proposed 500MW Vung Tau offshore wind farm. The pair signed a joint development agreement on 22 June at a […]

Vietnam’s first metro line operator, Hanoi Metro Company, records $2.7 mln loss in 2021 Hanoi Metro Company, which operates the Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro line, has reported a loss of VND64 billion ($2.75 million) in 2021. The company’s accumulated loss since it began operations in 2015 is VND160 billion ($6.9 million) according to an audited […]

Ho Chi Minh City’s 2nd metro construction delayed as consultant quits Construction of HCMC’s Metro Line No. 2 has been rescheduled to 2025 instead of starting this year as the city needs to find a new consultant. The project’s investor, the Ho Chi Minh City Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR), is working on bidding […]

BayWa r.e. Opens Wind Projects Representative Office in Lang Son Province in Vietnam Global renewable energy developer, service provider and distributor, BayWa r.e., announced the opening of its Wind Projects Representative office in Lang Son Province, Vietnam. The opening of the Wind Projects Representative office will strengthen BayWa r.e.’s position as a key renewable energy […]

Mekong Delta eyes rapid development of renewable energy Experts said that the region has much potential for renewables and opportunities to counter the effects of climate change effects. The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta will need to optimise its natural conditions to develop renewable energy and attract investment in the sector to mitigate the impacts of […]

State-owned Electricity of Vietnam to boost clean energy development in Vietnam State-owned Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) will invest more in clean energy in future to meet the rising demand for power in development. It expects to put into operation around 5,500 MW of electricity from renewables, with 4,000 MW from wind power and 1,500 MW […]