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Vietnam Renewable Energy Week 2019 was launched in Hanoi on September 17 as part of efforts to implement the Government’s policies on renewable energy development.

With a huge potential to develop solar power on more than 100 million square meters of roof, Ho Chi Minh City is expected to lead the “Million Green Homes” project.

A workshop on renewable energy development to meet rural electrification targets and energy access was held in Hanoi on August 21 as part of the Vietnam Renewable Energy Week 2018 underway in the country.

The Vietnam Sustainable Energy Alliance (VSEA) and the Climate Change Working Group (CCWG) kicked off the Vietnam Renewable Energy Week 2018 in Hanoi on August 21.

The Vietnam Renewable Energy Week 2018 will take place from August 21-26, aiming to seek solutions to promote the development and use of renewable energy in the country.

Oxfam in Vietnam, a non-governmental organisation, hosted a seminar in Hanoi on June 20 to update the Fair Finance Asia programme.

HCM City will publish air and water quality indexes on 48 electronic screens across the city, starting later this month, according to the municipal Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

Air pollution is posing a serious threat to the public’s health, with children, pregnant women, and outdoor workers being the most vulnerable groups, heard a workshop in Hanoi on January 17.

The Vietnam Renewable Energy Week took place for the first time in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on November 15-16.

Vietnam’s power needs could be fully met by renewable energy by 2050, according to a new report by World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) – Vietnam and Vietnam Sustainable Energy Alliance.

The Government’s national power development plan that calls for a higher proportion of power generation from renewable energy by 2030, including water, wind, solar and biomass, has not met its targets

Vietnam can succeed in realising its green growth and climate change response strategy, if it makes a strong shift from thermal power to renewable energy, insiders said at a workshop on March 24.

The Government, relevant departments and sectors should design more policies to support energy access for the poor, a seminar in Hanoi heard on October 30.