Category: Vietnam

Laos wind farms offer Vietnam 4,150 MW of electricity Seven Lao wind energy plants want to sell a total of 4,150 MW to Vietnam, according to national utility Vietnam Electricity. It will be done in phases, with 682MW supplied before 2025 and the rest gradually after that. Vietnam will be keen on accepting the offer. […]

Electric Wind Power Secures Deal for Hai Anh Wind Farm Project in Vietnam Electric Wind Power, a subsidiary of Shanghai Electric and a manufacturer of onshore and offshore wind power equipment in China, has inked an agreement to supply its wind turbines for the Hai Anh Wind Farm Project in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam. This […]

Honeywell to supply technologies for Vietnam’s first green-hydrogen project Honeywell International, Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.) announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Green Solutions Group Corporation (TGS) on the Tra Vinh Green Hydrogen project, Vietnam’s first green hydrogen plant in the Mekong Delta. Honeywell will bring to the project its ready […]

Centara Hotels celebrates five new resorts in Thailand and Vietnam Centara Hotels & Resorts will add five properties to its diverse portfolio, strengthening its footprint in Thailand and Vietnam and setting the stage for domestic and overseas strategic growth initiatives. “Centara Hotels & Resorts is off to a dynamic start in 2024, unveiling several new […]

Vietnam – China railway will connect tracks at Lao Cai from 2025 Vietnam Railway Administration (Ministry of Transport) said it is working with the China National Railway Administration to agree on a point to connect 1.435 mm standard gauge railway tracks between the two sides at Lao Cai, deployed from 2025. Accordingly, the two countries’ […]

USD9.98 billion proposed for Ho Chi Minh City – Can Tho railway route CT Group has recommended raising USD9.98 billion to implement the HCM City-Can Tho railway project through a public-private partnerships (PPP). Under the group’s proposal sent to the government, the railway route would be 174 kilometres long and have 12 stations, running HCM […]

Why Vietnam needs to import electricity from Laos Importing electricity from Laos is an affordable solution for resolving power shortages in the north and also a means to fulfill a 2016 agreement with the country, analysts say. “Buying electricity from Laos has not only economic reasons but also political connotations,” energy analyst Ngo Duc Lam […]

First turbine up at 600-MW Monsoon wind project in Laos The first turbine has been installed at the 600-MW Monsoon cross-border wind project in Laos that will transmit power to Vietnam, engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) announced. A ceremony marking the turbine hosting completion was held at the […]

Vietnam aims big on renewable energy Vietnam aims to increase the share of renewable energy in the primary energy supply to around 20% in 2030 and around 85% in 2050. That was the message from Tran Hong Thai, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology, at yesterday’s 1st Asia Meeting on Environment and […]