Northern Vietnam province seeks power plant fuel shift from coal to LNG

Northern Vietnam province seeks power plant fuel shift from coal to LNG

Nam Dinh province is seeking approval to have its $2.2 billion Nam Dinh 1 power plant, currently a build-operate-transfer (BOT) project, shift to using LNG instead of coal as its fuel.

Energy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Sumitomo-invested $2.58 bln thermal power plant in central Vietnam inaugurated

Sumitomo-invested $2.58 bln thermal power plant in central Vietnam inaugurated

Van Phong Power Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Japanese keiretsu Sumitomo, inaugurated the 1,432 MW Van Phong 1 coal-fired power plant in Vietnam’s central province of Khanh Hoa on Wednesday.

Energy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Thermal power plant transferred to state utility EVN after BOT contract ends

Thermal power plant transferred to state utility EVN after BOT contract ends

The 715 MW Phu My 3 thermal power plant has been transferred to state utility Vietnam Electricity (EVN) for ongoing operation after its build-operate-transfer (BOT) contract ended.

Energy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

State utility EVN to take over 2 thermal power plants after BOT contracts end

State utility EVN to take over 2 thermal power plants after BOT contracts end

Vietnam Electricity (EVN) will take over two thermal power plants in the southern region after their build-operate-transfer (BOT) contracts end in 2024 and 2025.

Energy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Ex Ford exec, Be app cofounder take leadership positions in road-builder Tasco

Ex Ford exec, Be app cofounder take leadership positions in road-builder Tasco

Tasco JSC, a major Vietnamese road builder, has appointed two new people to its leadership, namely Pham Van Dung, former managing director of Ford Vietnam, and Nguyen Thien Minh, co-founder of ride-hailing app Be.

Companies - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

EVN likely to take over major foreign-invested power plants as BOT contracts expire

EVN likely to take over major foreign-invested power plants as BOT contracts expire

Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade has proposed Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh allow state utility Vietnam Electricity (EVN) to take over the management of two major gas-fired power plants in southern Vietnam after their build-operate-transfer (BOT) contracts expire.

Energy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Taekwang Power likely to reignite thermal power project in northern Vietnam 

Taekwang Power likely to reignite thermal power project in northern Vietnam 

South Korea’s Taekwang Power said it has completed capital arrangement to implement the 1,200 MW Nam Dinh 1 thermal power plant in Nam Dinh province, which has been on the shelf since its investment certificate was issued in 2017.

Energy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

$2.8 bln thermal power plant set for National Day inauguration

$2.8 bln thermal power plant set for National Day inauguration

Work on the foreign-invested Nghi Son 2 thermal power plant in Thanh Hoa province has been completed.

Energy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Legislators discuss major road projects

Legislators discuss major road projects

Hanoi’s Ring Road 4 and Ho Chi Minh City’s Ring Road 3 are among significant traffic projects to Vietnam’s development and up for discussion at the ongoing National Assembly sitting Monday.

Infrastructure - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7