Category: Vietnam

GE Renewable Energy bags turbine deal for 30-MW wind project in Vietnam’s Binh Thuan Province GE Renewable Energy said today it has won a contract to supply and commission turbines for a 30-MW wind farm project in Vietnam’s Binh Thuan Province. Under the deal, the General Electric (NYSE:GE) subsidiary will equip the Thuan Nhien Phong […]

Vietnam needs coal-fired plants for another 15 years at least Despite the associated environmental problems, Vietnam cannot do without coal-fired power plants for another 15 years at least, experts say. There is no current alternative that can help Vietnam ensure energy security and maintain stable prices, they add. There are several coal-fired plants in the […]

Orient Cable Sends First Offshore Wind Shipment to Vietnam SEE ALSO: Chinese Power Cable Specialist Orient Cable To Provide And Install A 185-Kilometre, 35 KV Subsea Cable System For Vietnam’s Binh Dai Offshore Wind Farm Chinese power cable specialist Orient Cable is about to send off the submarine cables for phase one of the Binh […]

World Bank debars Spanish engineering group for corruption in major Vietnam schemes The World Bank Group has announced the 3.5-year debarment of Spain-headquarters engineering firm Grupo Mecánica del Vuelo Sistemas, S.A.U., in connection with collusive, corrupt and fraudulent practices relating to two major projects in Vietnam: the Danang Sustainable City Development project and the Hanoi […]

Tenaga enters Vietnam’s solar market Kuala Lumpur-listed Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) is expanding its international renewable energy (RE) footprint into Southeast Asia with its foray into Vietnam by buying a stake in a 21.6MW project. In a statement to Bursa Malaysia on March 4, it said TNB Renewables Sdn Bhd will acquire a 39 per […]

Samsung Engineering succeeds in installing large modules in Vietnam’s “Longson Petrochemical Project” Samsung Engineering made an announcement on March 4 that it has successfully installed a polypropylene unit module of the “Longson Petrochemical Project” in Vietnam. This module is a large structure that weighs 1,382 tons and measures 54 meters high. Samsung Engineering explained that […]

Vietnam needs 128.3 billion USD to develop electricity industry Vietnam needs about 128.3 billion USD of investment capital to develop its electricity industry in 2021-2030, according to draft electricity planning released by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT). On February 9, the MoIT issued a draft national electricity development planning project for 2021-2030, with […]

Toyo Venture Holdings to raise $11.44m for Vietnam’s Song Hau 2 thermal power plant The plant will house two electricity generation facilities at 1,060 MW each. Investment holding company Toyo Ventures Holdings has revealed plans to raise RM46.22m (US$11.44m) through a private placement to fund its power plant project in Vietnam, according to a bourse […]

GE Renewable Energy to build the first wind farm in Lâm Đồng Province in Vietnam Contract includes supply and installation of 15 units of its 4MW-137 wind turbines and 10-year full service O&M agreement Cau Dat Wind Farm will be the first wind farm in Lâm Đồng Province in Vietnam GE Renewable Energy announced that […]

Siemens Energy awarded contract by Technology Resources Energy to equip two Vietnamese onshore wind farms with Sensproducts Siemens Energy’s digital transmission technology enables push for wind energy in Vietnam Digitally enhanced substation assets will connect two wind farms to the grid Project is part of the country’s plan to foster integration of renewable energy Siemens […]