Category: Vietnam

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 […]

$360-mln extension proposed for Vietnam’s HCMC-Da Lat expressway A section of the HCMC – Long Thanh – Dau Giay Expressway in Dong Nai Province, which will be connected with the new Dau Giay – Tan Phu Expressway. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran An expressway has been proposed to run 60 kilometers in Dong Nai Province as […]

Vietnam turns to LNG power plants, seeking to shake coal dependence Rising prices loom over Southeast Asia’s growing appetite for natural gas Liquefied natural gas is entering the spotlight in Vietnam as the country tries to wean itself off carbon-intensive coal, keeping pace with a growing regional trend that could be tripped up by intensifying […]

Norwegian renewables developer Scatec refinances 39-MW Dam Nai wind farm in Ninh Thuan province, Vietnam Norwegian renewables developer Scatec ASA (OSL:SCATC) has refinanced USD-37-million (EUR 34.4m) of non-recourse project debt for its Dam Nai wind farm in Vietnam, the company said on Monday. The refinancing operation, facilitated by Vietnamese commercial lender Vietcombank, enabled Scatec to […]

Vietnam’s HCMC mulls more metro, light rail routes The HCMC Transport Department has proposed adding more metro lines and light rail services to enhance connectivity to ports and airports. In a proposal sent recently to the Department of Planning and Architecture, the transport department said the additional routes will help the city’s traffic network keep […]