Vietnam to buy electricity from 250-MW wind power project in Laos next year

Vietnam to buy electricity from 250-MW wind power project in Laos next year

Vietnam is set to purchase electricity from the 250-MW Truong Son wind power project in Laos, starting Q4/2025.

Energy - Tue, May 14, 2024 | 2:07 pm

Investors flock to central Vietnam for renewable energy projects

Investors flock to central Vietnam for renewable energy projects

Vietnam's central region is drawing attention from investors who want to pour money into large renewable energy projects.

Energy - Sun, May 12, 2024 | 8:13 am

Tra Vinh province calls for investments in eight wind power projects

Tra Vinh province calls for investments in eight wind power projects

Vietnam’s Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh is calling for investments in eight wind power projects with a total capacity of 464 MW, part of its investment promotion program for 2024.

Energy - Thu, May 9, 2024 | 3:03 pm

Six miles and beyond: Vietnam draft law sets offshore boundary

Six miles and beyond: Vietnam draft law sets offshore boundary

Wind power plants with all turbines located six nautical miles beyond the nation’s sea area will be deemed offshore, per draft amendments to the Law on Electricity.

Energy - Sat, May 4, 2024 | 3:35 pm

Trungnam Group eyes green energy development in Ninh Thuan province

Trungnam Group eyes green energy development in Ninh Thuan province

Private Vietnamese conglomerate Trungnam Group plans to develop a green energy complex with an expected green hydrogen capacity of 824,400 tons per year in the south-central province of Ninh Thuan.

Energy - Wed, May 1, 2024 | 11:37 am

Marubeni seeks cooperation in sustainable aviation fuel, offshore wind power in Vietnam

Marubeni seeks cooperation in sustainable aviation fuel, offshore wind power in Vietnam

Marubeni Asian Power Singapore Pte Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Japanese multi-sector giant Marubeni, is seeking to cooperate with Vietnamese businesses in sustainable aviation fuel and renewable energy, particular offshore wind power.

Energy - Thu, April 25, 2024 | 8:53 pm

Thailand’s Super Energy told to complete paperwork first, construct wind power project later

Thailand’s Super Energy told to complete paperwork first, construct wind power project later

Super Wind Energy Congly Bac Lieu JSC, under Thailand’s renewable energy developer Super Energy, is looking to restart its 141-MW Bac Lieu wind power plant phase III in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu.

Energy - Wed, April 24, 2024 | 3:32 pm

Russia's Zarubezhneft eyes Vietnam offshore wind power projects

Russia's Zarubezhneft eyes Vietnam offshore wind power projects

Russian oil-gas giant Zarubezhneft is looking to expand its operations in Vietnam to offshore wind power projects, general director Sergey Ivanovich Kudryashov told Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh Monday.

Energy - Mon, April 8, 2024 | 4:33 pm

Vietnam okays long-awaited execution scheme for national power plan

Vietnam okays long-awaited execution scheme for national power plan

The Vietnamese government has approved the long-awaited implementation scheme of the eighth National Power Development Plan (PDP8) for 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050, which was passed last May, envisioning rising electricity imports from Laos.

Energy - Tue, April 2, 2024 | 9:39 am

Danish energy fund CIP’s $10.5 bln wind power project to create 45,000 jobs in Vietnam

Danish energy fund CIP’s $10.5 bln wind power project to create 45,000 jobs in Vietnam

Denmark’s Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) plans to invest $10.5 billion in a 3.5 GW offshore wind power project in Vietnam’s central province of Binh Thuan, creating 45,000 full-time equivalent jobs.

Energy - Sat, March 30, 2024 | 4:30 pm

Vietnam looks to hasten removal of obstacles for offshore wind, LNG power projects

Vietnam looks to hasten removal of obstacles for offshore wind, LNG power projects

The Vietnamese government has asked ministries and agencies to speed up the removal of obstacles facing offshore wind and liquefied natural gas (LNG) fired power projects.

Energy - Thu, March 14, 2024 | 3:56 pm

Denmark’s Vestas, Vietnam’s IPICO to cooperate in wind power development

Denmark’s Vestas, Vietnam’s IPICO to cooperate in wind power development

Denmark’s leading wind power business Vestas and Vietnam’s top industrial park developer Son My Industrial Park Investment Construction and Trading Infrastructure JSC (IPICO) have announced plans to cooperate in wind power development.

Energy - Thu, March 14, 2024 | 10:55 am

Geo-data firm Fugro extends presence in Vietnam amid growing interest in offshore wind

Geo-data firm Fugro extends presence in Vietnam amid growing interest in offshore wind

Netherlands-headquartered surveying company firm Fugro has extended a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Vietnam’s PTSC Geos & Subsea Services Co., Ltd (PTSC G&S) to continue marine site surveys for offshore wind amid high demand for geo-data.

Energy - Wed, March 13, 2024 | 10:36 am

Allow wind power imports from Laos, Vietnam ministry proposes PM

Allow wind power imports from Laos, Vietnam ministry proposes PM

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has proposed the Prime Minister allows wind power imports from Laos, connecting the neighboring country's Truong Son wind power plant to the national grid.

Energy - Sun, March 10, 2024 | 9:05 am