An agreement signing ceremony to develop a wind power plant project in Savannakhet province was held in Vientiane on July 6 between representatives of the Lao Government and Vietnam’s AMI Renewables Quang Binh Investment Joint Stock Company.

Vũ Chi Mai, Project Director of the Clean, Affordable and Secure Energy for Southeast Asia (CASE) under the GIZ Energy Support Programme (ESP), speaks to Việt Nam News about Việt Nam’s energy transition away from coal and towards a low-carbon system.

In recent years, Vietnam has emerged as a promising market for renewable energy, driven by rapid economic growth, increasing energy demand, and the need to address environmental concerns.

With its abundant resources and soaring demand for clean energy, Vietnam is poised to become a regional leader in renewable energy, a conference organised by Forbes Vietnam heard.

Vietnam needs to issue policies to encourage and manage Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) for renewable projects to ensure a stable power supply, a foreign expert has advised.

“Russia is ready to participate and assist Vietnam if a decision is made to build nuclear power plants of high or low power,” Chernyshenko pointed out on Friday.

Solar power systems installed on the rooftops of buildings. — VNA/VNS Photo Rooftop solar power enterprises are now facing not only construction and legal entanglements but also high interest rates, said industry insiders.

The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has signed a loan agreement with the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) to set up a credit line of up to USD 300 million for renewable energy projects in Vietnam. JBIC’s portion of the credit line is USD 165 million, with the remainder […]

The Ministry of Industry and Trade is considering an electricity price hike following the huge loss reported by state utility Vietnam Electricity (EVN) for last year.

VIETNAM, April 3 – HÀ NỘI — The State visit to Việt Nam by Governor-General of Australia David Hurley from April 3-6 is expected to create new momentum for the bilateral ties, according to a scholar from the University of Queensland in Australia.