VPI, PVOIL partner in research on electric-vehicle battery, charging station
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Petroleum Institute (VPI) and the PetroVietnam Oil Corporation (PVOIL) have agreed to collaborate in the research on electric vehicle (EV)’s battery and charging station. Under the reached agreement, VPI is to assess the impact of energy transition tendency on Vietnam’s petroleum market, identify challenges and chances under the transition and […]
Waaree Energies bags 60 MW solar project in Vietnam
Solar power solutions provider Waaree Energies Friday said it has bagged a contract to set up 60 megawatt (MW) ground mounted solar project in Vietnam. The project, which is being developed in association with a leading utility scale provider, on turnkey basis, will marks Waaree Energies’ expansion to South East Asia market, the company said […]
Wärtsilä offers solutions to help Vietnam achieve the goal of net-zero emissions
Việt Nam announced its goal to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, the UK on November 1.
Waste is a burning problem, but burning’s no solution
HÀ NỘI — After years of suffering, the residents could not take the stink any more. On January 11, they gathered together and set up tents on the road, blocking garbage trucks from carrying waste to the Nam Sơn dumping ground in the capital city’s Sóc Sơn District. The impact was immediate. Garbage began piling […]
Waste-to-electricity projects in big cities appeal to investors
In November 2018, the HCM City Department of Natural Resources and the Environment joined forces with Tasco JSC to start construction of Tasco Cu Chi, a 500 ton per day solid recycling plant. In Hanoi, the municipal authorities approved the Soc Son waste-to-electricity (WTE) plant project with capacity of 4,000 tons per day. With huge […]
Waste-to-energy factory inaugurated in Can Tho city
VNA Saturday, December 8, 2018 – 18:50:00 Print The waste-to-energy factory in Thoi Lai district of Can Tho is able to burn 400 tonnes of solid waste to produce some 150,000 kWh of power each day (Photo: VNA) Can Tho (VNA) – A waste-to-energy factory was inaugurated in Thoi Lai district of Can Tho on […]
Waste-to-energy projects offer quick returns
HCM City (VNA) – Power generation from waste has a short break-even period and benefits the environment and so is attractive to investors. Dong Minh Toan, Chairman and CEO of Binh Phuoc Import Export Company, which operates a waste-to-energy plant, said: “With the high electricity price, along with the fee for waste treatment, a waste-to-energy […]
WB and GIF support Vietnam in Solar Pilot Auction Program
The Governing Council of the Global Infrastructure Facility (GIF) has approved a fund US$ 1.5 million for supporting the World Bank (WB) and the Vietnamese Government to implement the Solar Pilot Auction Program. According to The GIF in coordination with the Energy Department of WB will help Vietnam to design and build the Auction Program […]
WB approves credit to support Vietnam’s response to climate change
NDO/VNA – The World Bank in Vietnam announced on June 6 that the Bank’s Board of Executive Directors have approved US$84.4 million of credit from the International Development Association (IDA) to support Vietnam’s multi-sectoral policy reforms so as to promote climate-resilient landscapes and green transport and energy systems.
WB, Green Climate Fund help Vietnam spur energy efficiency investments
The World Bank (WB), acting on behalf of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), has signed a 11.3-million-USD grant with the State Bank of Vietnam to support the development of a commercial financing market for industrial energy efficiency investments.