21-02-2017 09:27
Viet Nam is not expected to meet its target of generating 800 MW of wind power by 2020 as a proposal to increase the regulated selling price of wind power has been postponed.
26-12-2016 07:00
Investing in renewable energy sources, particularly wind power, is key to address Vietnam’s growing electricity demand and to ensure the nation’s energy security as well as green growth strategy. The successful path towards this ultimate goal now depend on what policies and technologies Vietnam will take on to make the nation’s fully untapped potential a reality. Hai Tram reports.
20-10-2016 09:00
The Vietnamese government will likely offer higher feed-in-tariffs for wind power and release the first ever regulatory framework for solar power generation projects by the end of this year, paving the way for development of renewable power in the country.
28-09-2016 15:52
Mainstream Renewable Power and GE Energy Financial Services, a GE Capital business unit (NYSE:GE), have signed a term sheet to develop, build and operate large scale wind power plants in Vietnam.
12-09-2016 09:13
On May 23, on the occasion of US President Barack Obama’s visit to Vietnam, GE and the Ministry of Industry and Trade signed an agreement to develop new wind farms with a total capacity of 1,000 megawatts by 2025. Jérôme Pécresse, president and CEO of GE Renewable Energy, talked to VIR’s Hoang Anh about how GE’s co-operation with the ministry is going to help Vietnam utilise its substantial wind resources to meet the nation’s energy demand.
03-08-2016 19:00
More foreign investors are planning to develop wind farms in Vietnam to satisfy the country’s rising demand for renewable energy.
20-07-2016 14:06
Foreign experts and firms continue grumbling over Vietnam’s low power tariffs which have made it hard for the country to compete in the international wind energy sector.
08-07-2016 21:00
German industrial conglomerate Siemens just contracted with US-based Pattern Energy Group LP to deliver, install and service a total of 141 wind turbines for the Broadview Wind project.
20-06-2016 16:59
German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG and Spain’s Gamesa have agreed to merge their wind power operations in a binding deal that would create one of the world’s largest wind-turbine makers.
18-06-2016 13:10
The announcement followed months of negotiations between the two companies and it comes as demand for wind power surges with countries developing more renewable energy to comply with emissions cut targets.
08-06-2016 14:54
German industrial group Siemens yesterday said that it has received the first order from J-Wind Setana to supply, install and commission 16 direct-drive wind turbines with a capacity of 3.2 megawatts (MW) each.
18-05-2016 08:00
Foreign investors have shown a large appetite for wind power projects in Vietnam. However, in order to spur investment in the sector, there must be a more attractive tariff regime. Peter Cattelaens, project manager for GIZ/MoIT Up-Scaling of Wind Power in Vietnam, told VIR’s Thanh Van about his insight into the market and updates on the new feed-in-tariff (FiT).
07-05-2016 18:59
The Tra Vinh People’s Committee has licensed Korean investor Woojin Construction Co., Ltd. to develop the $247.6 million second phase of the Korea-Tra Vinh wind power farm in Duyen Hai town.
27-04-2016 17:55
Global industrial conglomerate Siemens has just received a major order for its offshore wind power business.
18-04-2016 17:12
The Ninh Thuan People’s Committee has recently rendered invalid the plan of Argentinean wind power company IMPSA to invest in a wind power project in the two districts Ninh Phuoc and Thuan Nam of the central province.