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Installed solar power capacity exceeds plan: government inspectors
The capacity of solar power projects in Vietnam has exceeded a government-approved plan by 10-fold, inspectors have found.The Ministry of Industry and Trade has by itself approved 114 projects and asked the Prime Minister’s Office to greenlight another 54 projects to be added to the ...
Hoai Thu
Measures proposed to remove obstacles to renewable energy projects
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has asked the prime minister for approval of several measures to lift impediments to existing renewable energy projects, and work out a mechanism for facilitation of such projects in the years to come.In recent years, renewable energy projects have ...
T.S.
Mekong Delta long-term future relying on renewables
The latest draft of the country’s Power Development Plan 8 (PDP8) puts focus on renewable energy development – however, the Mekong Delta should see more attention in the development of renewables to protect its assets in the long run.In the view of Le Anh Tuan – ...
Gov’t issues action plan to implement National Energy Development Strategy
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued an action plan to realize the Party Central Committee’s Resolution No. 55-NQ/TW dated on February 11, 2020 on the orientation of the National Energy Development Strategy to 2030 with a vision towards 2045.Under the action plan, the Government will ...
Kim Anh
Vietnam steps up clean energy development: report
The year 2020 marks a major turning point in the energy industry of Vietnam, with clean energy strengthening its solid position and establishing itself as a profitable sector with significant potential for development, while coal-fired thermal power no longer holding the position as a favoured ...
Vietnam’s wind sector to see growing opportunities
Experts forecast Vietnam’s wind power sector would further grow in line with the Government’s stronger regulatory support announced recently and rising investor interest, which has strengthened the project pipeline. The offshore wind sector was also emphasised under the National Energy Development Strategy of Viet Nam to ...
Construction of Vietnam's first LNG terminal to begin next month
State-run PetroVietnam Gas Corporation (PV Gas) and its partners plan to start construction of the country’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in southern Vietnam next month. The Thi Vai LNG terminal in Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province is expected to come on stream by 2022.Under ...
Hung Le
The roles of stakeholders in outlining hydro-power master plan in the Mekong River basin
Environmental experts gathered at a conference held in Hanoi on September 11, discussing the important roles of stakeholders in outlining hydropower master plan and protecting water resources in the Mekong River basin.The event was organised by the Centre for Sustainable Development of Water Resources And ...
Ly Thanh Huong
Workshop discusses benefits of clean energy to air and health
A roundtable dialogue on co-benefits of sustainable energy development for air quality and community health took place in Hanoi on June 13.Nguy Thi Khanh, director of Vietnam’s Green Innovation and Development Centre (GreenID), said the workshop aims to create a forum to identify related barriers ...
