Indonesia aims to export natural gas to Vietnam starting 2026 from the Tuna offshore block located near the Indonesian and Vietnamese maritime border, according to Indonesian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin Tasrif.
The British Embassy in Hanoi has just cooperated with Vietnam Electricity and the National Power Transmission Corporation (EVNNPT) to host the seminar series ‘Experience Sharing from the UK on effectively Operating and Managing the National Electricity Grid’.
The Department of Industry and Trade of Quang Tri Province, on November 22, said that there were 12 wind power projects in the province with a total capacity of 454MW. However, only two projects had completed construction and installation, while the remaining projects were behind schedule.
Compared to the time adopting Resolution No. 10-NQ/TW by the Politburo on January 18, 2022 on maintaining the stability of political security in the border areas, Resolution No.23 of the Government this time leans more on attracting investments for economic growth of the Central Highlands. This is the comment of Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Tran Duy Dong in the interview conducted by Sai Gon Giai Phong (SGGP) Newspaper.
Many wind power projects in Central, Central Highlands, and Mekong Delta provinces cannot sell electricity because they are finished behind schedule, so they are suffering debts of trillions of Vietnamese dong.
Responding to the Government's policy of encouraging the development of solar power, many businesses across the country have invested in solar power. Ironically, many investors now have to worry about debts piling up.
Vietnam has striven for 33 percent of renewable energy sources by 2030 according to the government’s National Strategy on Climate Change for the period to 2050.
Mr. Nguyen Van Nen, Politburo Member, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, on the morning of September 4, had a meeting with Mr. John Kerry, the US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate on the occasion of his working visit to HCMC.
The Office of the People's Committee of Quang Tri Province, on August 3, said that the leaders of the People's Committee of Quang Tri Province had sent a document to the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Industry and Trade requesting consideration and supplementation of the offshore wind power plant project on Con Co Island into the National Power Development Planning VIII.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called on the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s enterprises to increase investment in Vietnam and boost connectivity with local firms so that Vietnam can soon become a hub in regional and global value chains.
Some energy efficiency solutions were shared at a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on July 21, expected to help the southern economic hub achieve green growth and sustainable development in the near future.
National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue had a meeting in London on June 30 (local time) with UK Cabinet Office Minister and President of 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) Alok Sharma. They praised Vietnam’s determination to transition to green and renewable energy.
A workshop themed “Vietnam as your Green business opportunities destination” was held by the Belgian Vietnamese Alliance (BVA) and the Flanders International Technical Agency (FITA) in Brussels on June 22 to introduce Vietnam’s potential in renewable energy and sustainable port development.
The Vietnam Low Emission Energy Program II (V-LEEP II), which is worth US$36 million and funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), was kicked off in Hanoi on June 3.
Tan Thuan Wind Power Plant, the first wind power plant of Ca Mau Province in Tan Thuan Commune, Dam Doi District, whose construction started at the end of 2019, was inaugurated on April 24.
Seagate® Technology Holdings plc (NASDAQ: STX), a world leader in mass-data storage infrastructure solutions, today pledged to power its global footprint with 100 percent renewable energy by 2030, and to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040.
Vietnam has actively participated in environmental protection activities in response to Earth Day (April 22) and is striving to save energy, which is expected to help cut budget spending and keep fossil fuels for future generations.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked Ninh Thuan to further exploit its advantages to become a major renewable energy hub of the country while addressing a ceremony to mark the 30th re-establishment anniversary of the south central province (April 1, 1992-2022) on April 16.