Community initiatives boosted as government signals change in policies that favour energy giants

Vietnam has set a goal of reaching 30 gigawatts (GW) to 50GW of offshore wind power generating capacity by 2030 and 21GW by 2045.

In the first half of 2021, renewable energy projects, especially solar power, brought great profits to investors, boosting the sector's stocks.

As one of the fastest-growing economies in Southeast Asia, Vietnam has demonstrated its seriousness in pursuing the green energy transition especially when it comes to embracing solar power.

Song Binh solar farm, launched on Jan. 27, aims to provide a total power output of nearly 20 million KWh per year.

The signing ceremony of a loan worth USD173 million to build wind power plants with a total capacity of 144MW in Huong Hoa district, Quang Tri province by Power Construction Joint Stock Company 1 (PCC1) was approved by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Export Finance Australia (EFA), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and member units under PCC1 was performed online by the end of May 2021.

Japan on Monday pledged to offer $10 billion financial aid for decarbonisation projects in Asia, such as renewable energy, energy-saving and conversion to gas-fired power generation from coal-fired power to help with an energy transition.

With an investment of $7.4 billion in wind and solar power, Vietnam owns potential to become a major renewable energy producer in the world.

DAI invites firms to submit a proposal for work to be funded by USAID under the USAID Vietnam Urban Energy Security activity.

Vietnam saved 353,000 kWh of electricity, equivalent to 658.1 million VND (28,635 USD), during one hour from 20:30 to 21:30 on March 27, when the entire country turned off unnecessary electric appliances in response to Earth Hour 2021, according to the National Power Dispatch Centre.

HCM City has set a target to save at least 2 percent of its total energy consumption each year in the 2021-2025 period.

Youth volunteers will be involved in a host of activities and projects to raise public awareness of environment protection and promote the efficient use of power in response to this year’s Earth Hour in Ho Chi Minh City.

Theo tạp chí Nguồn điện (Journal of Power Sources), một nhóm các nhà nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế đã tạo ra pin mặt trời trong suốt, có tiềm năng ứng dụng vào nhiều loại vật liệu như cửa kính, tòa nhà, màn hình điện thoại... hứa hẹn tiết kiệm đáng kể nguồn năng lượng cho tương lai.

Chi phí mua điện từ các dự án điện sinh khối nêu trên được tính toán và đưa đầy đủ trong thông số đầu vào của phương án giá bán điện hàng năm của Tập đoàn Điện lực Việt Nam.

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.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a US$37.8 million loan deal with TTC Energy Development Investment Joint Stock Company (TTC Energy) to provide long-term financing to develop and operate a 50-megawatt (MW) photovoltaic solar power plant in the southern province of Tây Ninh.

Vietnam’s growing demand for power and energy has attracted many investors, with major US energy groups gearing up for a series of clean energy projects in Vietnam.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked Vietnam Electricity (EVN) to ensure adequate power supply next year and to focus on developing power generation sources and the grid.

Vietnam Electricity (EVN) has agreed to keep the current feed-in tariff of 9.35 US cents per kWh for rooftop solar power until 2021 as recommended by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Chiều ngày 18 tháng 11, tại Hà Nội đã diễn ra Lễ ký kết biên bản ghi nhớ hợp tác giữa Bộ Công Thương Việt Nam và Tập đoàn Điện lực Hàn Quốc (KEPCO - Korea Electric Power Corporation). Lễ ký kết biên bản ghi nhớ là kết quả sau hơn một tháng trao đổi, triển khai và thống nhất giữa 2 bên về hỗ trợ xây dựng mô hình tòa nhà hiệu quả năng lượng tại Việt Nam.