Category: Vietnam

USAID launches $36 mn clean energy project in Vietnam US ambassador Marc Knapper recently joined Vietnam’s vice minister of industry and trade Dang Hoang An and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) mission director Ann Marie Yastishock to launch USAID’s $36 million, flagship clean energy project. US vice president Kamala Harris had announced the […]

Vietnam leads transition to clean energy in Southeast Asia Vietnam is leading the transition to clean energy in Southeast Asia and is a bright spot on an otherwise soot-black map, according to an article published recently on The Economist. In the four years to 2021, the portion of electricity generated by solar in Vietnam increased […]

There is no ground to cancel Vietnam’s nuclear power planning There is no ground to eliminate nuclear power planning, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien said on May 30 during the 15th National Assembly (NA)’s third session while explaining deputies’ ideas on canceling plans for a nuclear power construction site in the central […]

Dong Nai to contribute $111 mln to expressway linking with beach town Vung Tau in Vietnam Industrial hub Dong Nai will spend VND2.6 trillion ($111.5 million) clearing a site for a Bien Hoa – Vung Tau Expressway section in the province. The sum, approved Tuesday by provincial legislators, is half of the total cost needed […]

Wind power advances in Quang Tri province in Vietnam The attraction of investments in renewable energies, in general, and wind energy, in particular, constitutes a priority policy of the Central Vietnamese province of Quang Tri, with the aim of turning this town into an energy pole in the region by 2030. The western mountainous area […]

Can Tho in Vietnam wants rail link with HCMC to be kicked off before 2030 Work on the 174-kilometer HCMC-Can Tho railway project should start before 2030, said Can Tho Vice Chairman Nguyen Ngoc He. At a meeting with the Railway Management Board under the Ministry of Transport and the consulting firm for the HCMC-Can […]

GE secures order for 1.6GW Nhon Trach 3 and 4 combined cycle power plant in Vietnam GE has secured an order to provide power generation equipment for energy company PetroVietnam Power Corporation’s (PV Power) Nhon Trach 3 and 4 combined cycle power plant. The 1.6GW Nhon Trach plant is scheduled to become operational in 2025 […]

Lotte E&C promotes 1 trillion won worth of development project in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Lotte Engineering & Construction (Lotte E&C), South Korea’s construction engineering company, announced today that it will promote the “Thu Thiem Eco-Smart City Project” in cooperation with Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Lotte E&C CEO Ha Suk-joo met Phan Van […]

Tran Hoang Na Bridge over the Mekong Delta’s Can Tho River in Vietnam likely to be delayed Tran Hoang Na Bridge over the Mekong Delta’s Can Tho River, scheduled for completion this year, could be delayed. Doan Thanh Tam, deputy director of Can Tho ODA Project Management Board, which is overseeing the construction, said the […]