10-10-2019 16:55
The solar power boom in Vietnam is bringing benefits for Chinese suppliers and contractors in engineering, procurement, and construction participating in the value chain, but are urged to be cautious in choosing suitable and reliable partners.
10-10-2019 16:51
Vietnam offers great potential for investment in solar power, mainly due to favourable natural conditions and high power consumption demand. Partner Dang Chi Lieu and senior associate Nguyen Thanh Hai of Baker McKenzie Vietnam outline the country’s policies to encourage the development of solar power projects.
02-10-2019 16:20
A 47.5MW peak floating photovoltaic (PV) solar power facility on the man-made reservoir of the 175MW Da Mi hydropower plant has already launched, becoming the largest such installation in Southeast Asia.
01-10-2019 14:06
Despite bankability concerns in power purchase agreements, investing in solar power is a new boom in Vietnam as developers, original equipment manufacturers, and contractors rush into the market thanks to the current feed-in tariff. However, it remains to be seen if an upcoming policy is attractive enough to both keep them and meet surging demand. VIR’s Nguyen Thu reports.
26-09-2019 09:55
Renewable power facilities should be built in localities where strong consumption exists and electricity transmission is direct to avoid power loss, business leaders said on Wednesday.
25-09-2019 16:32
Many businesses and investors are waiting for the Government’s decision on the feed-in tariff (FiT) rate for solar power projects nationwide, which is expected to be released this month, to set up long-term investments in solar power projects in Viet Nam.
25-09-2019 16:26
This month saw the inauguration of the largest solar power plant in Southeast Asia, Dau Tieng in Tay Ninh Province, by Dau Tieng Energy JSC and Thailand’s B.Grimm Power Public Company Limited.
04-09-2019 13:11
In addition to their investments in processing and manufacturing, industrial zone infrastructure, and retail, Thai companies are furthering funding into developing Vietnam’s energy sector as they consider the nation an important investment destination.
02-09-2019 06:33
Vietnam's total rooftop solar power capacity is expected to reach around 2,000 MW by the end of 2020, according to Vietnam Electricity (EVN).
30-08-2019 17:07
With investors showing growing interest in developing solar and wind power plants in Ninh Thuan, Technoprom Export, a subsidiary of Rostec from Russia, also selected the province for its upcoming thermal power plant.
29-08-2019 11:46
A series of South Korean businesses dealing in solutions for the power and green energy sector are showing excitement about business prospects in Vietnam to meet its increasing demand.
19-08-2019 13:12
The Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang has risen to an attractive destination for investors in renewable energy, especially wind power.
02-08-2019 16:09
The Ministry of Industry and Trade will submit to the Government new scenarios for solar power prices in two regions on September 15 based on recommendations the ministry received after presenting its proposal on the matter to the Government’s standing board on July 31.
22-07-2019 08:00
The grid connection ceremony of a solar power system has taken place at Tong Hong Tannery (Vietnam) Co., Ltd., a Taiwanese company manufacturing sports shoes in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.
17-07-2019 15:24
Lured in by the feed-in tariff of 9.35 US cents for solar projects, investors are lining up for approval to generate gigawatts of power in the central provinces of Vietnam where solar irradiation is the strongest. However, the current grid is not ready to handle this incoming onslaught, putting renewable energy projects in risk and serving a valuable lesson for planners and latecomers.