Scatec said it underwent a “transformational” year in 2020, with its total renewables pipeline now standing at a record high of 10.5GW. Reporting its full-year financial performance, independent power producer Scatec – rebranded from Scatec Solar following the acquisition of hydropower developer SN Power – revealed its total project pipeline, including projects nearing development within its backlog, […]
Solar energy storage system offers low-cost solution for Vietnam
The Solar Storage System (ESS) offers a low-cost and low-emissions solution for peak-hour power supply, helping Vietnam pursue low emissions development and ensuring economic growth, according to an expert at a workshop held in Hanoi on January 27. Hanoi (VNA) : The Solar Storage System (ESS) offers a low-cost and low-emissions solution for peak-hour power […]
LONGi and SEV support to reduce AEON’s carbon footprint in Vietnam
XI’AN, China, Jan : LONGi, the world leading solar technology company headquartered in Xi’an, China, has partnered with Solar Electric Vietnam JSC (SEV) to supply 534kWp rooftop solar system to AEON Mall’s recently opened Hai Phong Le Chan Branch, which marks a beginning of AEON’s mandate to reduce its carbon footprint in Vietnam. As part […]
Siemens Gamesa wins its largest onshore wind farm order in Vietnam
Siemens Gamesa has secured its largest order to date in Vietnam for a 117 MW wind farm following a series of both onshore and nearshore projects announced in 2020. The latest addition of a 117 MW wind project in onshore reinforces Siemens Gamesa as one of the leading players in Vietnam’s fast-growing wind industry. Located […]
Vietnam and Thailand attract German solar energy funds
A German crowd investing platform for green energy is looking to further expand in Southeast Asia after most recently acquiring a Thai solar project. Ecoligo bought SEA Rooftop Solar, the Thai solar subsidiary of German utility giant RWE, in December. With the deal, whose price has not been disclosed, Ecoligo obtained SEA’s only project, a […]
DAI Invites EOI to Support Implementation of INVEST Project
Call for Expressions of Interest to Support Implementation of INVEST Project Please see the attached Call for Expressions of Interest (EOI) to support the implementation of DAI’s INVEST project. DAI invites firms to submit Expressions of Interest for concepts from clean energy developers in the Vietnamese power sector, based in the US and in the Southeast Asian […]
LONGi supplies 70 MW modules to the largest floating PV plant cluster in Vietnam
XI’AN, China : In a significant development marking the end of 2020, two large-scale floating solar projects in Vietnam were commissioned in December. They were the 35 MWp Ho Tam Bo floating solar power plant and the 35 MWp Ho Gia Hoet 1 floating PV plant. The two projects have been set up on Gia […]
Vietnam rooftop solar records major boom as more than 9GW installed in 2020
Rooftop solar installations skyrocketed in Vietnam last year prior to a hard installation deadline for feed-in tariffs, with more than 9GWp of rooftop solar installed in the country. Throughout 2020 rooftop solar installations in Vietnam grew by a major 2,435%, rising from a 2019 base of 378MWp to 9.583GWp, spread across almost 102,000 systems. The […]
GE Renewable Energy scores another win in Vietnam
Hanoi : GE Renewable Energy announced that it has secured a 27.2 MW contract to supply 8 units of GE’s 3 MW-137 wind turbines to support construction of the Phuoc Minh Wind Farm, located in Ninh Thuan, in the South Central Region of Vietnam. A consortium of PowerChina Huadong Engineering Corporation, Henste Engineering and IPC […]
Vietnam & India signed MoU on solar energy cooperation
H.E. Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the Republic of India and H.E. Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam co-chaired a Virtual Summit on 21 December 2020, during which they exchanged views on wide-ranging bilateral, regional and global issues and set forth the following Joint Vision for Peace, Prosperity and People […]