US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry visited Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi from September 2nd to 6th  to hold bilateral climate discussions with Vietnamese government officials, civil society representatives, and prominent entrepreneurs to address climate change.

Vingroup just hosted Elite Vietnam Tour – a four-day, multicity extravaganza aimed at convincing attendees that the company’s electric car division, VinFast, can make good on its lofty goals.

Renewables developer Mainstream Renewable Power today said that together with its local partner AIT Corp it has installed a LiDAR unit at the 500-MW Ben Tre offshore wind project in Vietnam, which is targeted to become operational in 2026.

Several uncertainties are delaying the Electrical Power Plan VIII project for the national development plan for the period 2021 to 2030 with a vision until 2045. There are also very many hurdles and hindrances for the development of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), which has been expected to bring about an energy revolution.

A roadmap for a green port system in Vietnam is being put forward to reduce impacts on the environment as well as greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and promote energy efficiency.

With escalating production costs, national utility Vietnam Electricity (EVN) is asking for more freedom to increase electricity prices.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính called for a global approach, and international solidarity in response to climate change in his message to the informal Leaders’ Roundtable on Climate Change in New York, co-chaired by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the Egyptian President on Thursday.

Norwegian firm Norsk Solar AS (FRA:62L) has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with warehousing and logistics management company Lineage Logistics tied to the construction of 1.8 MW of rooftop solar capacity in Vietnam.

Vietnam has cut the utilisation rate of power produced at its largest solar farm by 40% due to the lack of a pricing mechanism in place, authorities have confirmed, in a move that could be a blow to the country’s drive to increase the use of renewable energy.

The Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City (IUH) has launched the first university Smart Grid Lab in Vietnam. The lab will give 350 students a year, at the Electrical, Electronics, Control and Automation Faculties, the opportunity to build the skills they need to address the power network challenges of the future.