The People’s Committee of Ben Tre province has approved the proposal of Nexif Energy, an independent power producer in Asia and Australia, to develop a 80 MW wind power project in the southern locality.
International investors, including those from Denmark, are really keen on exploring Vietnam’s market with untapped huge potentials for wind power development.
Construction of a wind power plant worth nearly 1.5 trillion VND (66 million USD) began in the southern province of Ben Tre’s Binh Dai district on November 28.
Central Quang Tri province is prioritising investors who want to invest in highly efficient projects in local industrial parks and economic zones, particularly in Quang Tri Southeast Economic Zone.
Ninh Thuan creates favourable conditions to lure investment in developing wind and solar power towards ensuring sustainable development of the power sector and contributing to national energy security
Vietnam is considered a nation with rich renewable energy potential (hydropower, solar power, wind power, biomass). However, the renewable energy sources have yet to be fully exploited.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has appealed to the Government for a wind power price hike, arguing that this would help boost production at the country’s wind farms.
First turbines of the Dam Nai wind power project in the south central province of Ninh Thuan were installed in Ninh Hai and Thuan Bac districts on August 23.
The Economic Zone Management Authority of the southern province of Tra Vinh on August 8 licensed to Ho Chi Minh City-based Asia Energy Petroleum Corporation and Unison eTech Co, Ltd from the Republic of Korea (RoK) to develop the first phase of the Duyen Hai wind power plant.
FECON Corporation and ACWA Power, a Saudi Arabian company, signed on July 3 a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation to develop renewable energy projects in Vietnam.
Authorities of the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu had separate meetings with two foreign firms, UPC Ranewables and Kimin Power, on feasibility study reports on wind power projects to be developed by the firms.
Five solar power projects worth over 14.8 trillion VND (651.2 million USD) have been approved to invest in the central coastal province of Binh Thuan as of May 2017.
The Trung Nam Construction Investment Corporation and the Trung Nam Wind Power JSC signed contracts with partners on June 10 to implement wind and solar power projects in Ninh Thuan province.
The Huong Linh 2 wind power plant invested by Tan Hoan Cau Company in the central province of Quang Tri joined the national grid on May 19, one year ahead of schedule.
The Huong Linh 2 wind power plant, the first of its kind in Quang Tri and in the north central region, will join the national grid on May 15, one year ahead of schedule.
The Philippines can save up to 200 million USD per year and build a more reliable energy supply for millions of its residents by replacing diesel generators with renewable sources.
The project “Support to the Up-Scaling of Wind Power in Vietnam funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) was reviewed in a seminar in Hanoi on May 8.
Indonesia and Denmark on May 2 signed an agreement on cooperation in carrying out wind power projects in Indonesia, with the one in Surakarta scheduled for 2018.
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