A subsidiary of Malaysia’s largest power utility, Tenaga Nasional Berhad, plans to acquire a 39 percent stake in five Vietnamese solar power projects from Singapore’s Sunseap Group. The farms were built last December in southern Vietnam and have a total capacity of 21.6 MW. After selling 39 percent to TNB Renewables, likely this month, Sunseap […]
EVN to review solar power development-related issues
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has just requested the People’s Committees of provinces and cities, Vietnam Electricity (EVN) to urgently review and summarize solar power development-related issues. Particularly, the Ministry of Industry and Trade asked EVN to summarize solar power projects applying electricity purchase price according to the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 13/2020 / […]
Malaysian Tenaga unit to buy stake in 5 solar projects in Vietnam
TNB Renewables, a wholly owned subsidiary of Malaysian national electricity producer Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), will buy a 39% stake in five solar rooftop projects of Singapore’s leading solar energy provider, Sunseap Group, in Vietnam….Read More…
TMEIC SOLAR WARE STATION Utility-Scale PV Inverters provide 580MW of Renewable Energy in Vietnam
TMEIC Solar Ware Inverters support Vietnam’s FIT Phase 2 In December 2020, Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corporation (hereinafter, “TMEIC”; President & CEO Masahiko Yamawaki) completed the installation of its SOLAR WARE STATION for newly developed utility-scale solar PV plants in Vietnam. The SOLAR WARE STATION delivered is a packaged solution offering a PV […]
350 MW Solar Plant Comes Online in Vietnam
leading inverter solution supplier for renewables, announced the commencement of commercial operations at a 350 MW solar farm – the largest solar plant to date in Southeast Asia, using the Company’s 1500V 6.25 MW turnkey inverter solution in Vietnam’s Loc Ninh County, Binh Phuoc Province. The plant will help boost Vietnam’s development towards sustainable and […]
Vietnam’s power plan will need investment of $320.6bn
Vietnam will need $320.6 billion investment capital for the development of its power network between now and 2045, according to a draft power development plan released by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT). It is reported $128.3bn investment will be needed in 2021-2030, including $95.4bn fo4r generation and $32.9bn for the grid. In 2031-2045, […]
Vietnam: New draft decision on the future Solar Auction Program
On the Electricity and Renewable Energy Authority of Vietnam (EREA) submitted Report No. 20/BC-DL to the Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade in charge. The report requests the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT)’s internal approval of the draft of the Prime Minister’s decision on the selection of investors for grid-connected solar power projects in […]
India’s First-Ever Lithium Refinery Promises To Strengthen Country’s Electric Vehicle, Battery Push
Lithium is in significant, rising demand for its use in the development of electric vehicles and batteries. With lithium demand gaining steam globally, India is on course to get its first-ever lithium refinery. Gujarat is set to play host to the plant for the pertinent advantages it is said to offer. India’s discovery of local […]
Japan’s Shizen Energy reaches COD on 35-MWp PV plant in Vietnam
Japanese renewable energy firm Shizen Energy Inc announced today that its 35-MWp Hau Giang solar power plant in of Vietnam reached commercial operation date (COD). The plant’s output, estimated at about 51 million kWh per year, is sold to state-owned power company Vietnam Electricity (EVN). The Japanese group, through its affiliate Shizen Malaysia Sdn Bhd, […]
Vietnam: New draft decision on the future Solar Auction Program
The Electricity and Renewable Energy Authority of Vietnam (EREA) submitted Report No. 20/BC-DL to the Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade in charge. The report requests the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT)’s internal approval of the draft of the Prime Minister’s decision on the selection of investors for grid-connected solar power projects in […]