Category: Vietnam

Vietnam breaks own record as solar capacity surged in 2020 Its solar installations added 9.3 gigawatts to the national grid. Vietnam has increased its solar capacity by eight times, with a series of rooftop solar installations adding 9.3GW to its national grid during 2020. This is much higher than the 378MW it had in 2019. […]

VinaCapital, GS Energy to invest $3 bln in LNG power plants in Vietnam The first phase of the 3,000-megawatt complex in the southern province of Long An should be operational from the end of 2025 VinaCapital, GS Energy to invest $3 bln in LNG power plants in VietnamHANOI: VinaCapital, one of the largest investment and […]

Trung Nam, Vietnam’s largest wind power plant goes into operation Trung Nam, Vietnam’s largest wind farm, officially came into operation in Loi Hai and Bac Phong Communes, Thuan Bac District of South-Central Ninh Thuan Province. This Trungnam group project, combined with a 204 megawatt (MW) solar power plant, forms a unique complex of solar and […]

Land Approval – a Major Step Forward for Vietnam’s Bac Lieu LNG-to-Power Project Delta Offshore Energy’s LNG-to-Power project for Bac Lieu province in southern Vietnam reached another major milestone on 30 March 2021, when a special meeting of the Bac Lieu Province People’s Council approved a land requirement of 70 hectares for the project. When […]

Vietnam plans to double wind power generation by 2030 and triple between 2030 and 2045 A power development plan published by Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) foresees a doubling of wind energy production by 2030 and a tripling of renewable energy production between 2030 and 2045. The national power development plan VIII (PDPVIII) […]

One step forward, two steps back – Vietnam’s short-sighted energy vision By Nguyen Dang Anh Thi Vietnam needs to learn the right lessons from Germany’s experience – going from protests against renewable energy to becoming one of the top five nations in clean power. I choose to talk about Germany because most of the feed-in-tariff […]

Black & Veatch Chosen as Owner’s Engineer on Ia Pech 1 and Ia Pech 2 wind farms in Vietnam’s Gia Lai province Dien Xanh Gia Lai Investment Energy Joint Stock Company’s 100 MW onshore wind farms will help support Vietnam’s economic growth and sustainability goals Vietnam is expanding its power generation capacity as it balances […]

GS Energy to build and operate a 3 GW LNG combined thermal power plant in Long An, southern Vietnam GS Energy will invest 3.5 trillion won to build and operate a 3 GW LNG combined thermal power plant in Long An, southern Vietnam. GS Energy announced on March 22 that it has been selected as […]

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 […]