Category: Vietnam

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 […]

Thailand’s largest solar farms operator, Super Energy Corporation, sets aside Baht41.5bn set aside for renewable projects in Thailand and Vietnam SET-listed Super Energy Corporation, Thailand’s largest operator of solar farms by capacity, plans to increase its revenue in 2024 and 2025 by allocating capital spending of 41.5 billion baht to fund renewable projects in Thailand […]

Enabling green building development in Vietnam Vietnam’s major cities are changing at blinding speed. Over the past 20 years, cities like Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi have seen residential areas expand, malls open, skyscrapers rise, and populations grow, among many other changes that project the country’s rapid economic growth. Vietnam’s urbanisation has grown by 7 […]

Vestas as possible investor in wind turbine plants in Vietnam European manufacturers are considering investing hundreds of millions of dollars in Vietnam to build wind turbine plants. According to the World Bank Group, Vietnam has a large untapped potential in offshore wind due to its strong winds in shallow waters close to the coast. Three […]

Vietnam Town project underway in Thailand’s Udon Thani province A Vietnam Town is being developed in Udon Thani province, which is hosting the largest overseas Vietnamese community in Thailand, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Phan Chi Thanh during a visit. Udon Thani is currently home to more than 60,000 Vietnamese-origin people. President Ho Chi Minh […]

Afry appointed owner’s engineer for 48-MW Huong Hoa 1 wind project in Vietnam Afry appointed owner’s engineer for 48-MW wind project in Vietnam Wind turbines. Author: Anne Marie Peterson. License: Creative Commons, Attribution- Sweden-based consultancy Afry AB (STO:AFRY) said on Wednesday that it has been awarded a contract to provide owner’s engineering services for a […]