Category: Vietnam

Coro Energy clinches deal for Vietnam rooftop solar JV alongside Vinh Phuc Energy JSC Coro Energy Plc (LON:CORO) has reached a binding agreement to take control of a newly-formed joint venture in Vietnam through which it will co-own a portfolio of commercial and industrial (C&I) rooftop solar projects in Vietnam alongside Vinh Phuc Energy JSC […]

Vietnam’s Soc Trang 200MW offshore wind energy project secures government backing In Vietnam, the provincial government of Soc Trang will be providing financial aid to Mainstream Renewable Power and the Phu Cuong Group for the construction of a 200MW offshore wind farm. The entire project is expected to have a total capacity of 1.4GW, enough […]

Major new Vietnam golf course project launched in Quảng Ninh province On October 24, in Dong Trieu Town, the ground-breaking ceremony of the Dong Trieu Golf Course project took place. Attending the groundbreaking ceremony on the side of the Central Committee were comrades: Le Quoc Minh, Member of the Party Central Committee, Editor-in-Chief of the […]

Vietnam’s Government proposes 729 km extension for north-south expressway estimated to cost US$6.5 billion The government has suggested to the parliament that it approves twelve projects adding 729 km (453 miles) to the eastern part of the North-South Expressway from now until 2025. According to VN Express, in a proposal sent to the National Assembly […]

Investor blames Vietnam’s HCMC metro beam faults on construction errors Temperature difference, construction errors, and the low quality of beam support pads had caused the faults detected along Ho Chi Minh City’s metro line No. 1. In March, the metro line’s investor, the HCMC Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR), had sent an independent consultant […]

HCMC-Mekong Delta expressway extension heads for upcoming Lunar New Year holiday (Tet) opening Work has speeded up on a HCMC-Mekong Delta expressway extension towards opening it to traffic by the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday. Work on the extended section, called the Trung Luong – My Thuan Expressway, is 85 percent complete. It will link […]

Orsted probes potential for Vietnam offshore giant Developer has applied to local authorities for permission to start site surveys for a 3.9GW project off Hai Phong Orsted has is planning a 3900MW offshore wind farm off Vietnam, with an estimated investment of between $12bn and $13bn. Details of the project, reported by Vietnam’s state news […]

Vietnam’s 1st metro service begins  commercial operation in Hanoi The Cat Linh – Ha Dong metro line in Hanoi began commercial operation Saturday morning, 10 years after its construction began. The service, Vietnam’s first, would help increase the number of public transport users, and together with the nine other routes planned, form a key transport […]