11-10-2019 08:42
A new loan funded by the Asian Development Bank is expected to fuel Southeast Asia’s largest floating solar power plant in Vietnam, paving the way for the country to promote public-private partnerships this kind.
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 18:07
More than 1,000 factories of Vietnam Singapore Industrial Parks (VSIP) will start using solar energy under an agreement signed on September 24 with Sembcorp Smart Energy Solutions Vietnam, another wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Industries and domestic Becamex Group.
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.
25-09-2019 16:22
Floating solar panels may just be catching on in Vietnam, but they could be about to grab a huge slice of the country's renewable energy market.
25-09-2019 16:19
Le Dinh Vu, owner of a home decor store in HCM City’s Thu Duc District, spent nearly VND50 million (US$2,155) to install solar panels on the roof of his newly built house.
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.