Category: Vietnam

Hanoi’s Chuong Duong Bridge undergoes damage inspection before major renovation The management unit of the Chuong Duong Bridge is waiting for the level of deterioration and damage to be assessed by professionals before finalizing its renovation plan. It is expected that by the end of December, the inspections will be completed and the company can […]

Vietnam’s metro system is a tale of two late trains The new Hanoi subway line debuted in November 2021 despite bloated budgets and delays continuing to slow the nation’s mass transit development By the southeastasiaglobe.com Vietnam’s first metro rolled into operation on 6 November 2021 after a decade of delays and ballooning costs. A 23-minute […]

Marubeni signed a Corporate Power Purchase Agreement with Ajinomoto Vietnam for a Rooftop Solar PV System Marubeni Corporation (hereinafter, “Marubeni”) signed a corporate power purchase agreement (hereinafter “Corporate PPA”) with Ajinomoto Vietnam Co., Ltd. (hereinafter, “AVN”) through Marubeni Green Power Vietnam Co., Ltd (hereinafter, “MAGPOV”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Marubeni in which MAGPOV will […]

TotalEnergies to install 1.7-MWp rooftop solar array in Vietnam French energy major TotalEnergies SE (EPA:TTE) will build a 1.7-MWp solar array on a rooftop of a footwear factory owned by China’s Huali Industrial Group Co Ltd (SHE:300979) in Vietnam. TotalEnergies said today it was hired to build and operate the photovoltaic (PV) system at Huali’s […]

Vietnam leads the pack in Southeast Asia as wind power projects surge Vietnam is leading the pack in Southeast Asia for wind power installations with 3.98GW installed as of October, up from 103MW in 2020. The country now ranks among the global top ten markets for installed wind power capacity, even though its offshore sector […]

Banpu Power bags 50-megawatt solar farm in Ha Tinh province in Vietnam Banpu Power Plc (BPP), the power generation arm of non-oil energy conglomerate Banpu Plc, has acquired Ha Tinh Solar Power Joint Stock Co in a deal worth US$23.9 million — around 788 million baht — marking the first time Banpu has acquired a […]

Bechtel, GE Will Lead 3.2-GW Gas Power Project – Bac Lieu (4 x 800 MW) Combined Cycle Power Plant Project, Hoa Binh, Vietnam The gas-fired power plant is proposed to be developed in three phases, with phase one having 1GW installed capacity, which is expected to be commissioned in 2023. The plant is expected to […]

Construction of two new railway routes proposed to serve Vietnam’s major ports Vietnam Railway Authority has suggested foreign investment could aid the construction of two railways to Lach Huyen and Cai Mep – Thi Vai international ports. In a proposal sent to the Ministry of Transport Tuesday, Vietnam Railway Authority (VRA) said the railway project […]