The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has put forth a proposal to start auctioning solar and wind energy projects that did not complete the technical test phase prior to October 31, 2021.
The Vietnam Energy and Technology Forum 2021 was co-held by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) in Hanoi on November 30 to put forward policies and recommendations for Vietnam in energy technologies.
The UK’s Financial Times on April 26 ran an article highlighting that the expansion of Vietnam’s wind and solar farms is proving crucial to powering its economic growth.
The People's Committee of the Central Highlands of Dak Lak has granted in-principle investment approval to two wind energy project, expected to cost over 2.21 trillion VND (96 million USD).
The rush to invest in wind energy to take advantage of the Government's pricing incentives could lead to overloading of the national grid in a repeat of the solar scenario, experts warn.
Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh hosted a reception for Andy Kinsella, Chief Executive Officer of Ireland-based Mainstream Renewable Power, in Hanoi on November 20.
Major issues regarding wind energy development in Vietnam are being discussed at the second Vietnam Wind Power Conference that opened in Hanoi on June 11.
With huge potential for wind power development, Vietnam will be an attractive investment destination if it has a stable and long-term legal framework, said Director for Asia at the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) Liming Qiao.
A delegation from the Netherlands expressed their wish to cooperate with Ba Ria-Vung Tau to develop wind power during a working session with the southern province’s officials on April 12.
The Netherlands highly appreciates the cooperation potential with the southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City and other Vietnamese localities, visiting Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management Cora van Nieuwenhuizen said at a press conference in the city on April 11.
Vietnamese people have a friend in Europe that is the Netherlands, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte said at the end of his one-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
Tens of Vietnamese and foreign investors are asking for permission to survey the wind power potential in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak to build wind power plants here, according to a local official.
The installation of 71 turbines in the third phase of the 8.9 trillion VND (391.6 million USD) Bac Lieu Wind Power Plant began in Vinh Trach Dong commune, the Mekong Delta city of Bac Lieu, on January 30.
The Danish Embassy in Hanoi, in collaboration with Danish wind turbine company Vestas, held a seminar in Hanoi on December 7 to consider the potential of developing wind energy in Vietnam.
Vietnam has great potential for developing wind power but big initial investment, technical complexity and a lack of quality technicians are deterring the development of the sector.
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