Power plant to cut shortages

A US-Vietnamese consortium is to build Vietnam’s biggest thermal power plant in the form of build-operate-transfer (BOT) in the coal-rich northern province of Quang Ninh.
construction of 2 billion quang ninh lng plant kicked off

Construction of $2 billion Quang Ninh LNG plant kicked off

The joint venture of PV Power, Colavi, Tokyo Gas, and Marubeni has launched the construction of the $2 billion Quang Ninh liquefied natural gas (LNG) power project on October 24.
samsung puts 2 bln vietnam phone plant into operation

Samsung puts $2 bln Vietnam phone plant into operation

Korean electronics giant Samsung put their second manufacturing plant, costing US$2 billion, into operation in northern Vietnam this week, which is estimated to make as many as 9 million mobile phones per month, starting August this year.
samsung to spend 12 bil on vietnam chip plant

Samsung to spend $1.2 bil. on Vietnam chip plant

South Korea’s Samsung Electro-Mechanics will start work next month on a $1.2 billion chip and electronic components plant in the northern province of Thai Nguyen.
fujifilm ups us biotech plant investment by 12 bn

Fujifilm ups US biotech plant investment by $1.2 bn

Fujifilm said Friday it would increase its investment in a planned biotech plant in North Carolina by $1.2 billion at a time when Japan-US trade ties are in the spotlight.
aes plant to boost power supply

AES plant to boost power supply

AES Corporation and its foreign partners have signed off on the final administrative procedures which will let them kick-off construction of $1.9 billion coal-fired power project next month.
chinese investors to take over petrovietnams power plant

Chinese investors to take over PetroVietnam's power plant

The list of thermal power plants in Vietnam having investment capital from China will be extended once Chinese investors are approved to take over Long Phu III thermal power plant located in the Mekong Delta province province of Soc Trang.
nam dinh power plant gets the nod

Nam Dinh power plant gets the nod

The consortium including Saudi Arabian ACWA Power and South Korean Taekwang Power Holdings Co., Ltd. officially received an investment certificate for the $2.3 billion Nam Dinh 1 thermal power project, making its first foray of Saudi Arabian ACWA Power in Vietnam.
the digital revolution transforms power plant

The digital revolution transforms power plant

Digital solutions aim to reduce power costs, boost performance, and lower emissions.
ge optimises power plant efficiency

GE optimises power plant efficiency

The Digital Power Plant concept – an Industrial Internet solution that couples software and hardware for the analysis and optimisation of a power plant, and one which is leading the digital transformation of the global power industry, came closer to Vietnam last week with GE Power’s official introduction of this solution to Vietnam’s power producers.
coc san power plant opens

Coc San power plant opens

The new Coc San power plant in this northern province, a run-of-river hydropower facility supplying almost 30MW of power to regional off taker Northern Power Corporation, opened yesterday.
solar power plant green lit

Solar power plant green-lit

Korea’s Power Plus Doosung Vina has just received an investment certificate to build a 30-megawatt solar power plant in the central province of Binh Thuan, adding much-needed funding into the renewable energy sector in Vietnam.
petrovietnam inks deal for new power plant

PetroVietnam inks deal for new power plant

The PetroVietnam Group inked a contract worth $1.2 billion with Petro-Vietnam Technical Services Corporation (PTSC) in Hanoi yesterday to build the Long Phu 1 coal-fired thermal power plant.
major power plant sources funding

Major power plant sources funding

The state-run Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group is still scrabbling for additional funds to finish its Thai Binh 2 power plant despite the recent signing of a $795 million credit agreement.
hi tech waste to power plant eyed

Hi-tech waste-to-power plant eyed

A Japanese-Korean joint venture  is eyeing construction of a $200 million waste-to-power plant in Hanoi.