Vietnam News
Vietnam advised to restart nuclear energy program With its energy deficit rising every year, several experts are advising Vietnam to reconsider the shelved nuclear power program. Nuclear energy is one of the recommendations made by experts as the Industry and Trade Ministry (MoIT) gathers public inputs for its 2021-2030 National Energy Master Plan. Tran Xuan […]
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Thailand’s Centara Hotels & Resorts speeds up Myanmar hotel expansion Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, signs management agreements with three new hotels in Myanmar. The agreements cover three hotels developed by SL International Construction Co Ltd. The properties will be rebranded Centra by Centara Hotel Thiri Hpa-An, Hpa-An Hilltop Resort & Spa, […]
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Gunkul Engineering negotiating with three operators for Vietnam solar farms worth B5bn SET-listed Gunkul Engineering Plc is negotiating asset acquisition deals worth 5 billion baht with three solar farm operators in Vietnam, aiming to expand the company’s renewable energy business. The deals are expected to conclude no later than early 2021, said Sopacha Dhumrongpiyawut, president […]
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GE Renewable Energy strengthens its position in Vietnam with two wind farm projects totalling 60 MW Secures two 30 MW contracts to supply a total of 12 units of GE’s 5MW-158 Cypress wind turbines to support construction of the Quoc Vinh Soc Trang and Lac Hoa Soc Trang wind farms, located in the Mekong Delta, […]
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Babcock & Wilcox Announces Asia-Pacific Growth – Opens Region Headquarters in Perth, Australia Nick Carter Named Managing Director High-Growth Region Has $8 Billion Addressable Market Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) (NYSE: BW) announced today that it is establishing its Asia-Pacific Region headquarters in Perth, Australia, to serve as the center of operations for its expansion in […]
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AFRY further strengthens its presence in Vietnam by establishing AFRY Vietnam Limited AFRY (ÅF Pöyry) is a Swedish engineering, consulting and design company within the fields of energy, industry, infrastructure and information technology. It was formed in 1895 and is one of the biggest Scandinavian consulting giants with headcount close to 17,500 consultants all over […]
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Renewables in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Thailand and the Potential for Wind Power By Tilleke & Gibbins With interest in renewable and sustainable energy sources rapidly increasingly worldwide, the nations of the Mekong region are beginning to incorporate innovative power generation options into their electrical grids and, more significantly, into their growth plans for […]
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Vietnam’s construction market forecast to lure more investors – more than half of construction roles are awarded to foreign contractors According to analysts from the UK-based financial data and research group, more than half of construction roles are awarded to foreign contractors, reflecting the openness of Vietnam’s construction market. Foreign participation is mainly represented by […]
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Chan May LNG to build power project in Vietnam’s Thua Thien Hue province US-Vietnamese joint venture (JV) Chan May LNG has reportedly planned to invest nearly $6bn in a power project in Vietnam. Chan May LNG CEO John Rockhold said his company will build the LNG project in Thua Thien Hue province. Plans include a […]
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BCPG renewable energy eyes B10bn from stock sales to finance investment projects BCPG, a renewable energy arm of Bangchak Corporation, expects to raise more than 10 billion baht from new stock sales as it seeks to finance investment projects. President Bundit Sapianchai yesterday played down concerns about share dilution, saying the earnings gained from power […]
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