Category: Vietnam

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 […]

Vietnamese central province builds new $80mn bridge over Perfume River in Hue City Authorities of Thua Thien-Hue Province in central Vietnam held a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday to commence construction of a new bridge worth over VND1.88 trillion (US$80 million) spanning the Perfume River in Hue City. The new bridge will connect Bui Thi Xuan […]

Vietnam lacks builder for new Thanh Long airport in the southern province of Dong Nai Construction of what’s slated to be Vietnam’s largest airport could fall behind schedule as a VND35 trillion (US$1.48 billion) passenger terminal package has yet to find a contractor. The Thanh Long Airport project’s main investor, the Airports Corporation of Vietnam […]

Construction of 3rd passenger terminal begins at Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport in HCM City Construction of the third passenger terminal project at Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport in HCM City began on Saturday (December 24). Construction of the third passenger terminal project at Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport in HCM City began on Saturday. […]

Vietnam struggles to quit coal as renewable energy faces hurdles Despite a boom in renewable power, coal is still a major factor in government decisions, and is slowing the energy transition. Huong is immersed in a nearly 200-year-old practice – extracting coal from north-eastern Quang Ninh province. In the heart of Vietnam’s coal mining industry, […]