Laos to move on 1,400-megawatt (MW) Luang Prabang project, the third Mekong dam project, despite neighbours’ green concerns

Laos to move on 1,400-megawatt (MW) Luang Prabang project, the third Mekong dam project, despite neighbours’ green concerns Laos is pushing ahead with a hydropower project on the Mekong River, despite reservations aired by neighbouring countries over its potential to harm fisheries and farming downstream, the Mekong River Commission (MRC) said on Wednesday. The 1,400-megawatt […]

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Allowing foreigners to buy tourism property developments in Vietnam needs careful consideration say experts

Allowing foreigners to buy tourism property developments in Vietnam needs careful consideration say experts The Ministry of Construction’s proposal to allow foreigners to buy tourism property developments in Việt Nam needs careful consideration, experts have said. The construction ministry recently proposed amending laws on housing and real estate business, allowing foreign individuals and institutions to […]

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PetroVietnam Power Corporation approves plan to build two new Nhơn Trạch thermal power plants

PetroVietnam Power Corporation approves plan to build two new Nhơn Trạch thermal power plants PetroVietnam Power Corporation (PV Power) has approved an investment plan to build Nhơn Trạch 3 and 4 thermal power plants with combined capacity of between 1,300-1,760 MW. The plants will be constructed in the southern province of Đồng Nai with an […]

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Sunny Vietnam has the region’s largest installed capacity of solar power, weakens Vietnam’s love-hate relationship to coal

Sunny Vietnam has the region’s largest installed capacity of solar power, weakens Vietnam’s love-hate relationship to coal Near the southern Vietnam beaches filled with kite surfers and mud baths, there sits a hydropower plant called Da Mi. It is no longer just generating power from dams and falling water, however. Crews added solar panels to […]

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Vietnam, a potential future global leader in offshore wind-energy generation

Vietnam, a potential future global leader in offshore wind-energy generation Vietnam’s long coastline and strong winds make it a potential future global leader in offshore wind-energy generation. This comes after a recent analysis by the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) found that offshore wind, if fully harnessed, could generate up to 160GW of power. The background […]

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