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Hundreds of Villagers Hold Officials Hostage Over Vietnam Power Plant Plans Hundreds of villagers in central Vietnam’s Binh Dinh province held five local officials hostage for a day before releasing them late on Friday to demand that authorities free more than a dozen people detained for holding an environmental protest, according to sources. Residents of […]
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1,200 megawatt Vietnam coal plant gets funding, but Standard Chartered pulls out over climate policy conflict The London-headquartered bank withdrew from the US$1.87 billion coal-fired power plant’s financing consortium, but eight other banks, including Singapore’s OCBC and DBS and Malaysia’s Maybank, ensured the deal was closed. What will be one of Vietnam’s largest coal-fired power […]
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Big push for renewable energy as companies plan to invest more than Bt130 billion this year ENERGY and non-energy firms are planning investments of more than Bt130 billion in renewable energy this year, both at home and abroad, confident of strong growth in global demand for alternative energy. Bangchak Corporation Plc has set aside an […]
Continue ReadingThai investor mulls power project in Binh Dinh Thailand’s EGAT International Co. Ltd. has shown keen interest in developing a large-scale coal-fired power project in Binh Dinh Province, and has requested assistance from the provincial government. Kết quả hình ảnh cho Nhà đầu tư Thái Lan thăm dò dầu khí tại Bình Định The company, […]
Continue ReadingB Grimm set for largest solar plant in Asean B GRIMM Power Plc has taken another step towards internationalisation, expanding its power generation and distribution business in CLMV. By the end of April, B Grimm will achieve its next milestone in concluding its joint venture agreement with Xuan Cau Co Ltd to construct what is […]
Continue ReadingIkea mini-stores planned for Southeast Asia Ikea mini-stores are planned by the Swedish furniture giant to boost its presence in Southeast Asia. It regards showrooms in smaller cities as a low-cost way to reach the growing middle class. Research firm Nielsen Holdings has estimated the population in Southeast Asia’s regional cities will have grown 18 […]
Continue ReadingSterling And Wilson Plans 300 MW Solar PV Projects In Vietnam Sterling and Wilson, one of the leading Solar EPC companies globally, is planning to construct 300 MW of Solar PV plants in Vietnam by June 2019. These projects would be constructed for leading developers in Vietnam with whom the company is under advance discussions, […]
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Solar Projects Increase in the Mekong River Area Solar and wind power projects are increasing in the area around the Mekong River in Southeast Asia. One energy expert said that the developments call into question the financial viability of major hydo-electric dams in the area. Brian Eyler is Director of the Stimson Center’s Southeast Asia […]
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Thailand’s Gulf Energy plans 48MW Vietnam solar project with TTC Thai power firm Gulf Energy Development plans to build a 48MW solar project in Vietnam in partnership with conglomerate Thanh Thanh Cong Group (TTC Group), according to a filing on the Stock Exchange of Thailand. The US$66 million solar farm in Trang Bang district, […]
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Quang Ninh licences Thai-invested $1.6 billion project Amata VN Public Company Limited, a subsidiary of Thailand-based Amata Corporation PCL, has been licenced to develop the first phase of a 1.6 billion-USD industrial and urban project in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh. Quang Ninh licences Thai-invested $1.6 billion project, vietnam economy, business news, vn news, […]
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