Category: Vietnam

Vestas as possible investor in wind turbine plants in Vietnam European manufacturers are considering investing hundreds of millions of dollars in Vietnam to build wind turbine plants. According to the World Bank Group, Vietnam has a large untapped potential in offshore wind due to its strong winds in shallow waters close to the coast. Three […]

Vietnam Town project underway in Thailand’s Udon Thani province A Vietnam Town is being developed in Udon Thani province, which is hosting the largest overseas Vietnamese community in Thailand, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Phan Chi Thanh during a visit. Udon Thani is currently home to more than 60,000 Vietnamese-origin people. President Ho Chi Minh […]

Afry appointed owner’s engineer for 48-MW Huong Hoa 1 wind project in Vietnam Afry appointed owner’s engineer for 48-MW wind project in Vietnam Wind turbines. Author: Anne Marie Peterson. License: Creative Commons, Attribution- Sweden-based consultancy Afry AB (STO:AFRY) said on Wednesday that it has been awarded a contract to provide owner’s engineering services for a […]

Vietnam seeks foreign contractor for $1.5bn Long Thanh Airport terminal project near HCMC The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) has launched a fresh effort to find a contractor to build a 373,000-sq-m passenger terminal for the Long Thanh Airport project, news site VNExpress reports. The corporation issued a tender for the $1.5bn construction scheme in […]

Work starts on $72.4M wind power plant in Vietnam’s Central Highlands province of Dak Nong A groundbreaking ceremony for Asia Dak Song 1 wind power plant was held in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong on Wednesday. With a total investment capital of nearly VND1.7 trillion ($72.4 million), the project is the sixth of […]

Vietnam offshore wind power sparks influx of foreign investment Sumitomo plans 1 GW project, with Denmark’s Orsted angling for 2 GW Japanese and European corporations are making major moves into the offshore wind power in Vietnam, taking advantage of the developing country’s renewable power push. Strong winds off the southern coast of Vietnam make it […]

Toyo Ventures inks interim EPC agreement with Sunway-PECC2 for Song Hau 2 Thermal Power Plant project in Vietnam SEE ALSO: Toyo Venture Holdings To Raise $11.44m For Vietnam’s Song Hau 2 Thermal Power Plant Toyo Ventures Holdings Bhd’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Toyo Ink Group Bhd, and Song Hau 2 Power Company Ltd have entered into an […]

Vietnam’s century old French colonial villas fight in Hanoi against the ravages of time In a small corner of a once-grand villa in the heart of Hanoi, Nguyen Manh Tri surveys the home he has loved since childhood but is now giving up as its foundation cracks, roof crumbles, and staircase buckles. Tri, 47, lives […]

Vietnamese central province builds new $80mn bridge over Perfume River in Hue City Authorities of Thua Thien-Hue Province in central Vietnam held a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday to commence construction of a new bridge worth over VND1.88 trillion (US$80 million) spanning the Perfume River in Hue City. The new bridge will connect Bui Thi Xuan […]

Vietnam lacks builder for new Thanh Long airport in the southern province of Dong Nai Construction of what’s slated to be Vietnam’s largest airport could fall behind schedule as a VND35 trillion (US$1.48 billion) passenger terminal package has yet to find a contractor. The Thanh Long Airport project’s main investor, the Airports Corporation of Vietnam […]