vietnam renewable energy week 2020 underway

Vietnam Renewable Energy Week 2020 underway

The Vietnam Renewable Energy Week 2020 was launched in Hanoi on August 25 by the Vietnam Sustainable Energy Alliance, the Vietnam Climate Action Alliance, and the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations.
new renewable energy policy enters limelight

New renewable energy policy enters limelight

Vietnam has demonstrated significant progress in promoting renewable energy thanks to its policies over recent years, but it remains in question whether or not the development of solar and other energies in the nation’s new energy development strategy for the next decades can take centre stage.
planning for an energy rich future

Planning for an energy-rich future

Thanks to the government’s recent mechanisms on renewable energy, Vietnam is doing all it can to facilitate further attraction of the private sector. VIR’s Phuong Thu spoke to Nguyen Tuan Anh, deputy director-general of the Electricity and Renewable Energy Authority under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, about how Vietnam can exploit sources of renewable energy.
irexs large steps forward to expand vietnams renewable energy industry

Irex’s large steps forward to expand Vietnam’s renewable energy industry

In June, IREX Energy JSC – a member Solar Bach Khoa Group (SolarBK) – began co-operation with Jiangsu Luneng Energy Group from Singapore to build a manufacturing site for photovoltaic (PV) cells and solar modules, with a total capacity of up to one gigawatt peak, illustrating a giant leap for IREX, SolarBK, and Vietnam as a whole.
renewable energy yet to meet potential conference

Renewable energy yet to meet potential: conference

The development of wind and solar power has not matched its great potential, especially in the central and southern regions, experts said at a recent conference.
vietnams renewable energy sector faces obstacles

Vietnam’s renewable energy sector faces obstacles

Vietnam’s energy sector is on the right track developing and using clean and renewable energy, but there are still obstacles ahead to ensure a greener power supply, experts said.
vietnam sweden discuss clean energy development

Vietnam, Sweden discuss clean energy development

A seminar in Hanoi on June 16 discussed the potential of Vietnam-Sweden cooperation in energy development, especially clean energy.
vietnam and germany launch technical co operation project on bioenergy

Vietnam and Germany launch technical co-operation project on bioenergy

The Electricity and Renewable Energy Authority (EREA) of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH jointly hosted the inaugural workshop of the Climate Protection through Sustainable Bioenergy Markets in Vietnam (BEM) project.
pv power to take a dive into solar power

PV Power to take a dive into solar power

PV Power plans to establish a member company to set foot in the renewable energy sector. At first, the group will construct rooftop solar power systems on the buildings and factories in the holding of PetroVietnam.
transferring solar projects to foreign investors normal moit

Transferring solar projects to foreign investors 'normal': MoIT

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has said that transferring all or part of a solar power project was normal according to market rules and the Investment Law.
two japanese companies develop green energy in cambodia

Two Japanese companies develop green energy in Cambodia

Two Japanese firms - renewable energy producer Aura Green Energy Co. and solar panel system provider WWB Corp - have teamed up to launch a hybrid power generation business combining biomass and solar energy in Cambodia in 2021, aiming to help secure stable power supply.
evn wants to public list of planned solar power projects in ninh thuan

EVN wants to public list of planned solar power projects in Ninh Thuan

Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) has required the Ministry of Industry and Trade to publish the list of grid-connected solar power projects which were added to the power planning with the total cumulative capacity of not more than 2,000MW in the southern province of Ninh Thuan.
solar power grows 28 fold in vietnams energy mix

Solar power grows 28-fold in Vietnam's energy mix

In the first three months of this year, Electricity of Vietnam mobilised 2.76 billion kWh of renewable energy, including 2.31 billion kWh of solar power, signifying a 28-fold increase on-year.
ninh thuan vows to facilitate renewable energy projects

Ninh Thuan vows to facilitate renewable energy projects

The south central province of Ninh Thuan will help investors speed up the implementation of renewable energy projects, with the goal of having 2,000MW of solar power and more than 60MW of wind power connected to the grid by the end of this year, chairman of the provincial People's Committee Luu Xuan Vinh said.
largest wind turbines in asia to power vietnam

Largest wind turbines in Asia to power Vietnam

GE’s Cypress platform wind turbines used in the second phase of the Mui Ne wind farm invested by The Blue Circle and AC Energy will be the largest rotor diameter for an onshore project in Asia (158 metres) and will be the first to transport blades in two pieces before assembly on site.