In the adjusted planning, thermal power will account for more than 50 per cent of the total capacity, Nguyen Thu Trang, co-ordinator at VSEA, said. Trang spoke at a seminar on sustainable development held yesterday in HCM City. The seminar was organised by VSEA in co-operation with Centre of Hands-on Actions and Networking for Growth … Continue reading Vietnam urged to increase use of renewable energy
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Vietnam needs clearer wind power laws
Delegates at a workshop asked for more specific procedures for small wind power projects, longer validity for investment and generation licences, and a stricter Standard Power Purchase Agreement (SPPA) from Vi?t Nam Electricity (EVN). These were among the petitions related to administrative procedures that were raised at a validation workshop held last Friday in HCM … Continue reading Vietnam needs clearer wind power laws
Continue readingVietnam to solicit bids for wind energy
The Ministry of Industry and Trade will submit to the government a pilot program to organize international bidding to pick competent developers for wind power projects that have been long delayed, a state official said at a seminar on wind energy in Ho Chi Minh City on Monday. In the near future, the ministry … Continue reading Vietnam to solicit bids for wind energy
Continue readingBarriers to Vietnam wind energy remain
Vietnam has significant potential for the development of wind power but it has captured only a small part of the country’s potential. Only three of 42 wind power projects have been put into the national grid, according to a report of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Energy Institute. According to experts’ opinion, there are … Continue reading Barriers to Vietnam wind energy remain
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Wind energy in Vietnam: HydroChina places first order with Vestas for 24 MW wind farm
The firm and unconditional order consists of 12 V100-2.0 MW for the Phu Lac wind farm in the Tuy Phong district of southeastern Vietnam and will be the largest Vestas-supplied wind park in Vietnam. The project includes a five-year AOM 4000 service contract in which Vestas guarantees a defined level of availability and performance … Continue reading Wind energy in Vietnam: HydroChina places first order with Vestas for 24 MW wind farm
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Wind energy in Vietnam: 4th wind power with 12 wind turbines in Binh Thuan
The first stage of the wind farm will cost around VND1 trillion (US$46 million) to have 12 wind turbines installed for a combined output of 24 megawatts. A power company in Binh Thuan Province in central Vietnam this week started work on a wind power plant, which is scheduled to go into operation next year. … Continue reading Wind energy in Vietnam: 4th wind power with 12 wind turbines in Binh Thuan
Continue readingWind energy in Vietnam: New wind farm with 12 wind turbines
The first phase of construction of the Phu Lac wind power plant began on Tuesday in Tuy Phong district in the south-central coastal province of Binh Thuan. During this first phase, the project will install 12 wind turbines with a combined capacity of 24MW, with total investment capital of VND1.1 trillion (US$50.4 million). This … Continue reading Wind energy in Vietnam: New wind farm with 12 wind turbines
Continue readingUSTDA Strengthens Support of Wind Power Development in Vietnam
Today the U.S. Trade and Development Agency awarded a grant to the Cong Ly Construction-Trade-Tourism Company Ltd. to develop a 300-megawatt (MW) wind power project in Vietnam. The feasibility study grant will assist Cong Ly Ltd., a private sector firm that operates the only near-offshore wind project in Vietnam, in its efforts to develop a … Continue reading USTDA Strengthens Support of Wind Power Development in Vietnam
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Vietnam’s first solar power plant
Arman Holding is working in Vietnam EVN on a solar power plant worth US$140 million. A source from Quang Nam Province in central Vietnam said the Russian firm, the main investor of the project, is surveying for a location with its partners – Singapore’s finance company Royale Star Holdings and Vietnam’s Natural Energy Investment & … Continue reading Vietnam’s first solar power plant
Continue readingVietnam starts 120 MW wind farm in Central Highlands
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, the world’s biggest wind-turbine maker, has signed a deal with Ho Chi Minh City-based Phu Cuong Co. to develop a 170-megawatt wind farm in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang. The $436-million project is expected to begin construction in 2016 and start generating power the following year, according to the … Continue reading Vietnam starts 120 MW wind farm in Central Highlands
Continue readingWind energy in Vietnam: First wind power plant in Central Highlands kicked off
Construction of the first wind power farm in Viet Nam’s Central Highlands was kicked off in Dlie-Yang Commune in Dak Lak Province’s Ea H’leo District on Friday. The wind power farm is designed to generate 450 million kWh per year, according to HBRE Wind Power Solution Ltd., the investor of the VND6 trillion (over … Continue reading Wind energy in Vietnam: First wind power plant in Central Highlands kicked off
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Wind energy in Vietnam: Vestas in $2 bln wind power deal
Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems has signed a $2-billion agreement with Vietnamese firm Phu Cuong Group to develop a wind farm. Construction will begin early 2016 on a 170-megawatt wind farm in the southern province of Soc Trang, and it will start operating the following year, it reported. The project will be funded … Continue reading Wind energy in Vietnam: Vestas in $2 bln wind power deal
Continue readingWind power leader Vestas sees potential in Vietnam
The world’s leading wind energy company Vestas Wind Systems from Denmark said that it saw huge potential for wind power development in Vietnam and promised to help the country make wind power a sustainable energy solution. We could finance projects with local partners and assist them in the opening phases, said Chris Beaufait, … Continue reading Wind power leader Vestas sees potential in Vietnam
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Indonesia, Pakistan, Vietnam, the Maldives and Nepal are partnering with the World Bank to map out their most-promising locations for solar energy, wind power and other renewable energy resources
Pakistan has tremendous potential for harnessing wind power, solar energy, biomass and other renewable energy resources to help reduce power cuts and improve access to modern energy services. But the country lacks the high quality resource data at a national scale that is needed to take full advantage of these sources of clean energy. … Continue reading Indonesia, Pakistan, Vietnam, the Maldives and Nepal are partnering with the World Bank to map out their most-promising locations for solar energy, wind power and other renewable energy resources
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HBRE Wind Power Company Selects GE Wind Turbines for Vietnam’s Tay Nguyen Wind Farm
GE (NYSE: GE) and HBRE Wind Power Company Ltd. (HBRE) have recently signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in developing the Tay Nguyen wind farm in Dak Lak province, located in the central highlands of Vietnam. The agreement between GE and HBRE on the Tay Nguyen wind power project will utilize GE technology in … Continue reading HBRE Wind Power Company Selects GE Wind Turbines for Vietnam’s Tay Nguyen Wind Farm
Continue readingInvestors give up wind energy projects in Vietnam
Wind power price in Vietnam now is the lowest in the world. Of the many wind power projects licensed by the province of Ninh Thuan since 2005, only one has actually progressed to the construction phase, according to the vice chairman of the provincial people’s committee Do Huu Nghi. Other projects have been delayed for … Continue reading Investors give up wind energy projects in Vietnam
Continue readingVietnam yet to pursue right strategy in developing wind power
To meet the target of yielding 1,000 MW of wind power by 2020 set by the government in 2011, Vietnam needs an investment of around 2.1 billion U.S. dollars within six years, said Vietnam’s General Department of Energy. By 2020, wind electricity is expected to account for 0.7 percent of the country’s total electricity production, … Continue reading Vietnam yet to pursue right strategy in developing wind power
Continue readingWind energy lacks momentum in Vietnam
Despite the Government’s push to develop wind power, Vietnam has only three wind farms that use this alternative source of energy, as the country lacks experts in the field and prices remain low. “With a 3,000 km-long coastline, Viet Nam has an overwhelming advantage for the development of wind power compared with other countries in … Continue reading Wind energy lacks momentum in Vietnam
Continue readingVietnam’s wind power industry lacks momentum
Despite the Vietnamese government’s push to develop wind power, the country currently has only three plants that use this alternative source of energy, as it lacks experts in the field and power prices remain low, said experts. The current wind power buying price set by the government of 7. 8 U.S. cents, which includes 1 … Continue reading Vietnam’s wind power industry lacks momentum
Continue readingVietnam, U.S. cooperate in developing renewable energy
The United States is willing to provide technical assistance and share experience in developing renewable energy in Vietnam, said U.S. Consul General Rena Bitter at a joint Vietnam-U.S. workshop on wind power cooperation in Vietnam’s southern Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City on Thursday. The U.S. official noted that many U.S. agencies have committed … Continue reading Vietnam, U.S. cooperate in developing renewable energy
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