Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 7 Affordable and clean energy
Catching up with the green energy transition trend
In the context of the world facing many challenges regarding climate change and energy security, reducing the use of fossil energy and accelerating the development of renewable energy create many new opportunities for businesses to participate more deeply in the global supply chain.The transition to ...
Minh Dung
Vietnam oriented toward development of competitive retail electricity market
After nearly 20 years of implementation and four rounds of amendments and supplements, there are still some issues that the current Electricity Law does not adequately address. These include the lack of a comprehensive legal mechanism to facilitate the transition from encouraging and supporting renewable ...
Translated By Anh Quan
Collaboration and energy transition remain as the focus of climate transition journey
Vietnam has had milestones in climate transition journey in the past two years, from the country’s Net Zero commitment made at COP26 to its National Climate Change Strategy, of which collaboration and energy transition remain as the focus of this journey, Mr. Tim Evans, CEO of ...
Ngoc Lan
How to develop new energy sources?
From the Green and Clean Energy towards Net Zero forum, Vietnam Economic Times / VnEconomy sought insights and solutions from various stakeholders on developing new energy sources for the country’s green future.Dr. Ta Dinh Thi, Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly Committee on Science, Technology, ...
A mecchanism in support of renewable energy development
A new Decree specifies the nature of direct power purchase agreements in support of Vietnam’s renewable energy development. Decree No. 80/2024/ND-CP was issued by the government on July 3, 2024, outlining regulations for direct power purchase agreements (DPPAs) between renewable energy producers and large electricity ...
Huyen Vy
Vietnam explores ocean currents as green energy source for sustainable future
A workshop titled “Ocean Currents – Vietnam’s Green Energy Source in the Near Future” was held yesterday to promote green growth in Vietnam. The workshop was co-organized by the HCMC Union of Science and Technology Associations (HCM-USTA), the Institute of Regional and Urban Studies (IRUS), ...
Translated by Thanh Tam
Vietnam authorises DPPA for rooftop solar and biomass projects
A recently issued government decree permits rooftop solar, waste-to-energy, and biomass projects to engage in direct power purchase agreements (DPPA) without routing through Vietnam Electricity (EVN). The decree, announced on July 3, outlines a mechanism for direct power transactions between renewable energy producers and major ...
Celine Luu
Vietnam Energy Outlook Report 2024 launched
Viet Nam’s CO2 emissions should peak in 2030 and the green energy transition needs to happen urgently and at a faster pace than previously.The above finding was highlighted in the Viet Nam Energy Outlook Report-Pathways to Net Zero which was released on June 19. According ...
Hoang Ha
The rapid development of solar and wind power in Vietnam
Since 2017, many solar power and wind power projects have been implemented in Vietnam, marking the country as a bright spot on the world’s renewable energy map.With a high price for this type of energy (a feed-in tariff price of 2,086 VND/kWh for solar power, ...
Tam An
Renewables – key to green development in Mekong Delta
Renewable energy is seen as a sustainable choice for the Mekong Delta region to respond to environmental challenges, given that the country’s rice and fisheries granary has lost up to 300 million USD to prolonged drought and extreme salt intrusion.According to the annual Mekong Delta ...