Category: Vietnam

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 […]

Vietnam seeks foreign contractor for $1.5bn Long Thanh Airport terminal project near HCMC The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) has launched a fresh effort to find a contractor to build a 373,000-sq-m passenger terminal for the Long Thanh Airport project, news site VNExpress reports. The corporation issued a tender for the $1.5bn construction scheme in […]

Work starts on $72.4M wind power plant in Vietnam’s Central Highlands province of Dak Nong A groundbreaking ceremony for Asia Dak Song 1 wind power plant was held in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong on Wednesday. With a total investment capital of nearly VND1.7 trillion ($72.4 million), the project is the sixth of […]

Vietnam offshore wind power sparks influx of foreign investment Sumitomo plans 1 GW project, with Denmark’s Orsted angling for 2 GW Japanese and European corporations are making major moves into the offshore wind power in Vietnam, taking advantage of the developing country’s renewable power push. Strong winds off the southern coast of Vietnam make it […]

Toyo Ventures inks interim EPC agreement with Sunway-PECC2 for Song Hau 2 Thermal Power Plant project in Vietnam SEE ALSO: Toyo Venture Holdings To Raise $11.44m For Vietnam’s Song Hau 2 Thermal Power Plant Toyo Ventures Holdings Bhd’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Toyo Ink Group Bhd, and Song Hau 2 Power Company Ltd have entered into an […]

Vietnam’s century old French colonial villas fight in Hanoi against the ravages of time In a small corner of a once-grand villa in the heart of Hanoi, Nguyen Manh Tri surveys the home he has loved since childhood but is now giving up as its foundation cracks, roof crumbles, and staircase buckles. Tri, 47, lives […]