09-12-2020 16:02
The proposed dramatic reduction to the feed-in tariff risks seriously damaging the growth of Vietnam’s promising wind power sector, slowing down investment and the creation of new jobs and making it harder for the nation to meet growing energy demand, according to the Global Wind Energy Council.
12-11-2020 19:31
The Norwegian SN Power AS has signed a binding agreement to acquire 100 per cent of the shares in the 39.4MW Dam Nai Wind Power JSC in Vietnam from Mekong Wind Pte., Ltd. which is fully owned by Singapore-based Armstrong Southeast Asia Clean Energy Fund.
07-11-2020 12:21
Following the Phu Cuong Soc Trang project in Soc Trang province, Mainstream Renewable Power has signed a joint development agreement with Advance Information Technologies Corporation (AIT), a local specialist in providing EPC services to power projects and a strong local developer of renewable energy projects, to co-develop a 500MW offshore wind power project in Ben Tre province.
07-10-2020 11:28
WHA Utilities and Power (WHAUP), which provides utilities under WHA Corporation, Thailand's biggest industrial land developer and operator, is planning to acquire three solar farms under its new asset acquisition plan in Vietnam, as reported by Bankok Post.
05-10-2020 13:19
The premier Asia-focused independent private equity investment firm, Queen Capital International Limited, signed an MoU with Lee&Lee JSC and Thien Phu Energy Investment JSC for the joint development of two wind farms with a total installed capacity of up to 560MW.
01-10-2020 10:00
Vietnam is the fastest-growing wind energy market in Southeast Asia, with 500MW of onshore and offshore installed capacity, and an additional 4GW due to be connected by 2025. Liming Qiao, Asia director of the Global Wind Energy Council, told VIR’s Nguyen Thu how Vietnam’s feed-in tariff scheme, which has fuelled the wind industry’s development, must be urgently extended to maintain investor appetite and avoid a bust scenario.
27-09-2020 09:00
Vietnam’s approach to sustainable energy and the emergence of wind energy in the market offer tremendous opportunities for Norwegian companies. Commercial counsellor Arne-Kjetil Lian, director of Innovation Norway in Vietnam, shared with VIR’s Thanh Van the prospects of Norwegian and Vietnamese companies in co-developing wind energy.
24-09-2020 18:24
An industry alliance led by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has called on the Vietnamese Government to urgently extend the wind energy Feed-in Tariff (FiT) scheme.
04-08-2020 11:47
The Philippines-based Ayala Corporation has set eyes on the Vietnamese energy market after its plans in Australia have been thwarted when Infigen Energy refused its take-over offer.
18-07-2020 21:35
AC Energy Inc. rushes co-operation with partners to develop a series of wind farms in Vietnam, one of its key markets, as it aims to become one of the largest listed renewables platforms in Southeast Asia.
25-02-2020 17:10
FICO Corporation's decision to invest its two wind farms in Binh Dinh province will help it avoid the grid overload issues experienced in Tra Vinh, Ninh Thuan, and Binh Thuan.
07-02-2020 10:30
The rush to invest in wind energy to take advantage of the Government's pricing incentives could lead to overloading of the national grid in a repeat of the solar scenario, experts warn.
26-09-2019 11:57
Digitalisation is already playing a major role in the growth of wind energy, but it can still drive further improvements in operational efficiency, decision making, and cost efficiency – if it can overcome concerns around data sharing.
31-07-2019 16:49
DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body, is calling on wind energy stakeholders to join a new Joint Industry Project to explore the potential of using light detection and ranging (LIDAR) to measure wind speed turbulence intensity for various applications in the wind industry.
19-06-2019 11:19
Vietnam is set for wind energy expansion, with over a gigawatt expected to be installed by 2021. Ben Backwell, CEO of the Global Wind Energy Council, outlined to VIR’s Thy Nguyet the key tools in promoting wind energy in the Vietnamese market.