Vietnam to restrict manufacture and import of fossil fuel vehicles from 2040; green energy required by 2050
Vietnam will begin imposing restrictions on the import and manufacture of vehicles that run on fossil fuels from 2040 according to the country’s government programme on energy transition, VN Express reported. The Vietnam government’s energy transition programme outlined targets for the reduction of carbon and methane emissions from the transport sector, aimed at making it a zero-emissions […]
Vietnam says AES Corp intends to develop $13 billion wind farm
HANOI, July 29 (Reuters) – U.S.-based energy utility AES Corp (AES.N) plans to develop a major offshore wind farm in Vietnam, the Southeast Asian country said on Friday, that could potentially double the country’s wind power capacity.
HDF Energy signed a MoU with Saigon Asset Management to jointly develop Renewstable(R) power plants in Vietnam
Hanoi, 25 July 2022 – Hydrogène de France SA (“HDF Energy”) – Euronext Paris: HDF – today announces the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Saigon Asset Management (“SAM”) for the development of Renewstable® power plant projects in Vietnam. Invented and developed by HDF Energy, Renewstable® multi-megawatt power plants produce entirely renewable, stable and […]
NovaWind and An Xuan Energy to develop wind farm in Vietnam
NovaWind, the wind power division of Russian energy company Rosatom, has signed a cooperation agreement with An Xuan Energy to develop a 128MW wind farm in Vietnam.
Development of offshore wind energy in Vietnam
Vietnamese and foreign representatives discussed today during a consultation meeting organized in Hanoi, virtually and in person, the experiences to promote the potential of offshore wind energy in the country.
Vietnam’s largest waste-to-energy plant begins operation
Vietnam’s largest waste-to-energy plant, capable of handling 4,000 tons of dry waste a day, began operations Monday morning in Hanoi.
Vietnam’s Energy Efficiency Project: Credit Guarantee for Energy Saving Businesses
The Vietnam Scaling Up Energy Efficiency Project (VSUEE) was approved to improve energy efficiency across Vietnam’s industrial sectors. Recently, the project announced a 50 percent credit guarantee for industrial enterprises (IEs) and energy service companies (ESCOs) involved in energy-efficiency sub-projects. Vietnam Briefing explores the project’s highlights and how enterprises can benefit.
Northern region sets new record high in power consumption
According to statistics of the National Load Dispatch Center at noon of July 18, the electricity consumption in the Northern region set a new record high of 22,800MW, higher than around 4,200MW over the same period last year, equaling 22.6 percent and higher than 500MW over the recent record on June 21 of 2022.
PM asks EVN not to slow down the progress of key power projects
VIETNAM, July 15 – A worker of Điện Biên Power Company, an affiliate of Vietnam Electricity, checks a power transmission line. — VNA/VNS Photo Xuân Tư
Vietnam needs roughly US$368 billion to develop climate-resilient, low-carbon economy
HANOI: Vietnam needs to invest approximately US$368 billion from now until 2040 to build a climate resilient and low-carbon economy, according to the Vietnam Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) released by the World Bank on July 13.