29-04-2021 15:44
Global offshore wind leader Ørsted has officially announced its office opening in Vietnam to set up a base to develop billion-dollar projects in the future.
16-04-2021 11:00
Reducing the cost of capital for offshore wind power projects in Vietnam will be the main driver for lowering electricity costs and encouraging investment in such projects, argue several international energy experts, with the right government policies needed to be implemented quickly to follow through with the country’s energy development schedule.
12-03-2021 08:00
Vietnam is now boasting great potential in offshore wind development which is attracting more investors. Liming Qiao, head of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) Asia, told VIR’s Nguyen Thu about the challenges and regulatory needs for a true offshore wind sector in Vietnam.
11-03-2021 10:49
Vietnam needs to increase the proportion of wind power, especially offshore wind power, in the total power capacity targeted in the National Power Development Plan for 2021-2030 with a vision to 2045 (Power Development Plan VIII), so as to attract more foreign investors in the field, according to businesses and experts.
25-02-2021 12:31
La Gan Wind Power Development Corporation, the developer of the 3.5GW La Gan offshore wind farm project owned by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, Asiapetro, and Novasia, on February 24 signed four MoUs on foundation supply and harbour services.
09-02-2021 16:53
The La Gan Offshore Wind Farm will generate thousands of full-time jobs in Vietnam and make significant contributions to the country's economic development.
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.
24-09-2020 09:44
Around 10 gigawatts of offshore wind power could be in operation in Vietnam by 2030, according to studies carried out by the Danish Energy Agency and the World Bank.
23-09-2020 15:55
Vietnam is capable of generating 10 GW of electricity by offshore wind farms by 2030, suggested studies carried out by the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) and the World Bank (WB).
02-12-2019 15:34
DNV GL’s new report Offshore wind: The power to progress, delves into 12 key factors which influence the adoption of offshore wind, outlining the successes, challenges, and lessons learnt.
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.
14-06-2019 17:17
UK based Enterprize Energy (EE) announced it had received a licence to conduct survey for a giant wind power farm offshore Ke Ga cape in the south central province of Binh Thuan.
03-05-2019 12:26
French bank Société Générale has been chosen to be the financial adviser for the initial phase of the Ke Ga offshore wind power project – the world’s biggest project of its kind at present.
20-03-2019 17:11
After revealing its ambition to build the largest offshore wind farm in Vietnam, a UK-based renewables group is to deliver utility-scale offshore wind energy that meets the need for affordable electricity in the country.
13-03-2019 12:29
Enterprize Energy is targeting commissioning the first string of turbines of Ke Ga offshore wind power project by the end of 2022 and completing the proposed 600 megawatts of the initial construction phase by 2023.