Category: Vietnam

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 […]

Vestas commissions all 36 turbines at three wind farms in Quang Tri province of Vietnam Denmark’s Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CPH:VWS) has installed and commissioned all 36 turbines at three wind farms in Quang Tri province of Vietnam, it announced on its Facebook account on Friday. The turbine maker was under contract to supply, install […]

Vietnam outlines plans to build nine lines by 2030, and nearly double the national network VIETNAM prime minister, Mr Pham Minh Chinh, has approved the 2021-2030 rail network strategy, which envisages the construction of nine new lines across the country at a cost of Dong 240 trillion ($US 10.3bn). The strategy also includes plans to […]

Vietnam’s stalled Hanoi Metro Line 3 project pushes Hyundai Engineering venture to seek damages for delays Contractor considers international arbitration if $115m payment is not made HANOI — A joint venture involving South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering and Construction seeks $114.7 million in damages from the city of Hanoi for delays in completing an urban rail […]

Two wind energy projects connected in Vietnam’s Central Highlands province of Dak Nong Two wind power projects in Dak Song district in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong, which are worth more than 2.6 trillion VND (113.52 million USD) in total, had been completed as of October 31. Accordingly, the 50MW Dak Hoa and […]