Energy

NGOs recommend fostering renewable energy

Việt Nam can meet its future energy demand while still complying with the Paris Agreement if 30GW of coal power, equivalent to 25 coal-fired power plants, is replaced by renewable energy sources.Keep reading ...

VNS Reporter

Solutions proposed to protect environment from project impacts

Bình Thuận Province People’s Committee has proposed to Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc the establishment of a focal agency to address the problems posed by five thermal power plants at Vĩnh Tân Power Centre, the Vietnam News Agency reports. The proposal was made at a meeting on Monday between the provincial People’s Commitee and National Assembly delegation.Keep ...

VNS Reporter

New approach to energy strategy urged

Director of the Vietnam Institute of Economics Tran Dinh Thien has called for taking new approach to energy strategy, with saving energy in production and consumption as compulsory. Thien said Vietnam’s energy resources are abundant, but it is hard for Vietnam to compete due to high ...

VNA Reporter

Rising thermal power ash raises alarm

Coal ash inventory generated by Vietnam’ thermal power plants amounted to 25.2 million tonnes last year, while the number factories are still on the rise, raising an alarm of no more room for storage in the next few year.Keep reading ...

VNA Reporter

Seminar introduces sustainable energy solutions for community

Low-cost models and sustainable energy solutions applied for the community in rural and mountainous areas were introduced at a recent seminar in Hanoi, which was jointly held by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), Live & Learn and the French Cultural Centre (L’Espace) in ...

VNA Reporter

Smart energy important for HCM City plans

Smart energy is one of the most important factors in making over HCM City as a smart city, especially in the context of climate change, a seminar heard on Friday.Keep reading ...

VNS Reporter

Government approves US$379 million investment in hydropower plant

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung recently signed a decision on ratifying a plan to expand the country’s second largest hydropower plant in Hoa Binh province at a cost of nearly VND8.6 trillion (US$379 million).Keep reading ...

VietnamNet Reporter

Energy saving a blind spot for VN’s high-rise buildings

Ninety per cent of high-rise buildings in Vietnam have failed to integrate energy efficiency into their design and operations, causing enormous wastage, especially with the number of such buildings growing by 6–7 per cent a year.Keep reading ...

VietnamNet Reporter

EVN vows to ensure sufficient power for upcoming dry season

While the backbone of Vietnam’s electricity remains hydropower, the State-owned Electricity of Vietnam Group (EVN) said power supply will be ensured for the coming dry season.Keep reading ...

VNA Reporter

Renewable energy projects up in 10 months

An average of nine projects in power generation and distribution were registered every month since June 2017, according to the Vietnam Renewable Energy Report 2018.Keep reading ...

VNA Reporter

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