06-03-2018 16:27
Gia Lai Electricity JSC (GEC), a subsidiary of conglomerate TTC Group, has contracted JGC Vietnam to build a 49 megawatts solar project in Gia Lai province.
06-03-2018 15:59
Renewable energy has attracted many foreign investors to Vietnam, including several Indian firms.
28-02-2018 12:36
Gia Lai Electricity JSC’s Phong Dien solar power plant is expected to start operation in September and generate power for 32,628 households.
25-02-2018 11:50
The People’s Committee of southern Ba Ria –Vung Tau Province on Friday licensed eight new investment projects worth over VND8.3 trillion (US$364 million).
20-02-2018 17:05
On February 14, Sunseap International, the international arm of Singapore’s leading clean energy provider Sunseap Group, signed an agreement with InfraCo Asia Development Pte., Ltd. (InfraCo Asia) to jointly develop a 168MW utility-scale solar power project in the south central coastal province of Ninh Thuan.
13-02-2018 17:13
Thanks to Vietnam’s issuing incentive policies to lure investment into the renewable energy sector, more and more foreign investors, especially those from South Korea, have expressed ambitions to join the field.
12-02-2018 09:51
Thailand’s largest solar energy company, Superblock Pcl., plans to invest $1.76 billion to install 700 megawatts (MW) of wind farms in Vietnam.
31-01-2018 18:45
First Solar Vietnam has held the welcoming ceremony to receive the first equipment for manufacturing its latest, high-technology Series 6 photovoltaic (PV) modules at Southeast Industrial Zone (IZ) in Ho Chi Minh City.
25-01-2018 21:59
Vietnam’s solar power generation capacity will reach several hundred Gigawatts once the market starts growing.
23-01-2018 16:42
One of Vietnamese leading private groups BIM and the Philippines-based AC Energy have started developing BIM 1 solar power plant in Phuoc Minh commune in the central province of Ninh Thuan.
22-01-2018 08:00
Business process outsourcing (BPO) is believed to be one of the five sectors with the greatest potential for growth and investment in Vietnam in the near future, along with solar and wind energy, luxury hotels, modern agribusiness and food, and retail banking, according to PwC’s ‘Spotlight on Vietnam’ report released in October 2017.
15-01-2018 11:50
First Solar, a global manufacturer of thin-film module technology, is stepping up its recruitment to kick-off its operations in Ho Chi Minh City in the fourth quarter of 2018.
11-01-2018 08:00
Vietnam is among the world’s fastest growing countries, and it is gearing up to emerge as a big market in the renewable energy sector, as the country shapes new policies to keep pace with its escalating demand for power. Managing partner Dang Duong Anh and associate Vaibhav Saxena of VILAF law firm describe the sector’s coming opportunities and challenges.
13-12-2017 08:00
After the government’s Decision No. 11/2017/QD-TT on supporting the development of solar power was issued in April, Vietnam witnessed a trend of successfully registered and licensed projects, though challenges still await potential investors. Nguyen Duong Tuan, CEO of SolarBK, the only Vietnamese firm invited to the Future of Energy Summit, talks with VIR’s Phuong Thu about SolarBK’s ambitions in Vietnam.
11-12-2017 10:01
As the world in general and Vietnam in particular are seeing strong increases in power demand, coupled with the growing complexity of requirements on safety and sustainability, the prospects of solar power producers all over the world are looking bright.