Philippines’ Ayala Corp. Pivots To Renewables With Vietnam Solar Investment
AC Energy, a subsidiary of Philippine conglomerate Ayala Corp., has pledged to use technology to improve lives and ensure a sustainable future for all. It recently announced a deal in Vietnam to build out 80 megawatts of solar electricity generation capacity, in advance of Vietnam’s June 2019 feed-in-tariff change. This is the latest in a string […]
Calls for removal of energy obstructions
As Vietnam strives to ensure sufficient energy sources, it has been urged by the international community to enable private investors to engage more in the country’s energy industry. Last Wednesday, Hanoi hosted an event of high significance: the launch of the “Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 degrees Celsius” by the Intergovernmental Panel on […]
Risen Energy’s recent project wins in Vietnam top 160MW
Major China-based PV manufacturer Risen Energy has secured its third recent PV power plant project in Vietnam, bringing its tally to over 160MW. Risen Energy said that it had won a bid for the NHI HA 50MW PV project in Ninh Thuan will be owned by Vietnam-based shopping mall and hotel developer, Bitexco Group’s subsidiary […]
Better green finance for better environment: Swedish recommendations
Investing in renewable energy is an emerging trend in Việt Nam in response to worsening environmental destruction and the gradual disappearance of essential livelihoods. Việt Nam News talks with Gustav Martinsson, associate professor of financial economics at the Sweden Royal Institute of Technology, about green finance and international experiences that show how Việt Nam’s Government […]
Southern provinces want environmentally-friendly LNG power, not coal power
HÀ NỘI — The building of new thermopower plants has recently become a cause célèbre in the country as economic demands and environmental concerns face off, especially with a number of localities rejecting central Government-approved plants. Việt Nam needs an enormous amount of energy to feed one of the fastest growing economies in the world, […]
Renewable energy high priority for Mekong region: scientists
QUẢNG NINH — Cambodia, Laos and Việt Nam must work closer together to make the shift to using more renewable energy. This a vital step in attaining the region’s as well as each country’s sustainable development, said Prof. Đặng Nguyên Anh, Vice President of the Việt Nam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS). “Energy and water […]
UAE firms encouraged to expand investment in Vietnam
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese Government will create favourable conditions for Mubadala Petroleum and other enterprises of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to invest and expand business in Vietnam, said Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung. Dung made the pledge at a reception in Hanoi on October 17 for Naser Al Hajri, Mubadala Petroleum’s Senior […]