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.
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.
20-09-2019 16:07
Renewable energy has great potential to meet growing demand if it has appropriate policies and financial support.
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).
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.
25-08-2019 10:53
The northern province of Thai Binh has untapped potential in many sectors such as agriculture, industry, mining, renewable energy, footwear, textile and garment and personnel training thanks to favourable transport conditions and an abundant labour force, according to local authorities.
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.
16-08-2019 17:04
Vietnam hopes to receive assistance from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to early invest in power transmission lines at key areas to release capacity of power plants, said PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
13-08-2019 08:00
With power transmission lines and sub-stations getting overloaded in some provinces, authorities and experts have urged the Government to allow renewable energy investors to install transmission systems and transfer them to the Vietnam Electricity (EVN) for operation.
30-07-2019 11:28
The central province of Phu Yen began construction on the second stage of the first solar-powered public lighting system for Tuy Hoa city’s walking street, which will make it the first urban area in central Vietnam lit by renewable energy.
22-07-2019 15:05
Along with its rapid economic growth, Vietnam’s electricity demand is also increasing strongly, at around 10 per cent a year, causing huge pressure on the energy sector, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
22-07-2019 09:00
With the recent rise of renewables in Vietnam triggered by the growing demand for electricity and conducive policies, wind power projects are stealing the spotlight with their high performance and green values. Jérôme Pécresse, president and CEO of GE Renewable Energy, told VIR’s Huong Nguyen about the potential of renewable energy in Vietnam.
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.
09-07-2019 08:00
The abundant potential for tourism and renewable energy development has turned Vietnam’s central region into an investment hotbed.
08-07-2019 08:00
GE has made a bet on Vietnam 25 years ago and has been enjoying the fruits of its foresight as Vietnam grew spectacularly. Wouter Van Wersch, president and CEO of GE in the ASEAN, Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea (ASEAN-ANP) told VIR’s Hoang Anh about the corporation’s new call for the future, involving renewable energy and radically customised solutions to fit the development needs of each and every market.