Japan’s Electric Power Development Co, operating as J-POWER, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Vietnam Forestry Corporation (Vinafor) to jointly explore opportunities for biomass business in the Southeast Asian country.

The HCM City Department of Transport has proposed that the municipal People’s Committee use electric vehicles for its bus rapid transit (BRT) system to emit less noise and reduce air pollution.

General Director of the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) Le Manh Hung has proposed that PetroVietnam and Norwegian energy firm Equinor promptly build a roadmap to implement their joint offshore wind power and hydrogen production projects in Vietnam during a recent meeting with Equinor Director Anita H. Holgersen in Hanoi.

The 1,330-megawatt Nghi Son 2 Thermal Power Plant in the central province of Thanh Hoa, which can supply electricity to over six million households, has gone on stream.

According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, coal-fired power will fall some 23,400 MW, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) power more than 24,300 MW while solar power will grow 33,000 MW, onshore wind power 23,000 MW and offshore wind power 28,500 MW by 2045. Therefore, it is necessary for Vietnam to develop policies that encourage investment in clean energies.

ERA, through its subsidiary JERA Asia, is taking a stake in Vietnamese renewable energy producer Gia Lai Electricity Joint Stock Company (GEC).

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Trần Hồng Hà has presented several important initiatives of Việt Nam during the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) Ministerial Meeting in Tokyo, Japan on Saturday.

ietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast delivered its first 45 cars to customers in California on Wednesday, its first sales outside Vietnam.

Vietnam will invest in 10 energy technologies in the 2021-2030 period with a view to ensuring energy security for the country’s socio-economic development, as part of the “Research, Application and Development of Energy Technologies” programme. They include advanced technologies in the exploration and exploitation of oil and gas, photovoltaic solar energy, smart electrical grids, radiation and radioisotope techniques in […]

Promoting the use of carbon pricing instruments with a focus on the development of a carbon market was important for Việt Nam to achieve its net zero emission goals, experts said.