Southeast Asia is accelerating plans to harness energy from the sun in coming years as the cost of generating electricity from some solar power projects has become more affordable than gas-fired plants, officials and analysts said. The region, where power demand is expected to double by 2040, is striving to expand the share of renewable […]
Vietnam stands fourth in ASEAN in electricity access index
Vietnam still comes fourth in ASEAN and 27th among 190 countries and economies in electricity access index, according to the Doing Business 2020 report recently announced by the World Bank. Vietnam still comes fourth in ASEAN and 27th among 190 countries and economies in electricity access index, according to the Doing Business 2020 report recently […]
LONGi and Hexagon Peak Sign 200 MWp Supply Deal for Vietnam
HO CHI MINH, Vietnam : LONGi Solar, a leading vertically integrated Tier 1 manufacturer of solar modules and Hexagon Peak, the project development arm of Hexagon Holdings Singapore, announced the group entered into a supply deal with the manufacturer for 200 MWp of its latest mono PERC products, reaching 435Wp of nominal power output. Hexagon […]
How solar panels are brightening Vietnam’s energy future
In Vietnam’s central region, nearly 150,000 solar panels fan out across 45 hectares (about 111 acres), glistening in the dry, windy heat. Although the landscape is quiet, big changes are underway. This is the site of Vietnam’s first private grid-connected solar farm, the Phong Dien solar power plant, developed by the Gia Lai Electricity Joint […]
Vietnamese Advocates of Solar Power Begin “Million Green Homes” Project
The project is being undertaken by the new Vietnam Coalition for Climate Action, formed in August by a group of leaders from business, academia. Vietnamese advocates of solar power have begun a “Million Green Homes” project, aimed at spreading the use of solar power in the country instead of coal and other fossil fuels. The […]
ADB inks deal to finance first large-scale floating solar power plant in Vietnam
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on October 2 signed a 37 million USD loan agreement with Da Nhim – Ham Thuan – Da Mi Hydro Power Joint Stock Company (DHD) to finance the installation of a 47.5 MWp floating photovoltaic (PV) solar power facility on the man-made reservoir of DHD’s existing 175 MW Da Mi […]
VEA suggests a mechanism to encourage solar power development in Vietnam
Vietnam Energy Association (VEA) has just sent to the Prime Minister the official Document No 48/HHNL- VP dated on September 25, 2019 for suggesting a proposal of a mechanism to encourage development of solar power projects in Vietnam. The main content of the document is as follows: 1.Early approve the mechanism for encouraging development of […]
LONGi & DLG Solar Wins 50MW Order in Vietnam
LONGi and DLG Solar signed a contract for a 50MW PV project in Vietnam, which would adopt LONGi’s latest high powered Hi-MO 4 modules based on the new M6 monocrystalline wafer. This is another megawatt Hi-MO 4 order since its launch in May-2019 during Intersolar Europe. Located in Ninh Thuan Province, the project will cover […]
Vietnam shoots past renewable energy target
Renewables account for 9 percent of Vietnam’s energy mix now, already surpassing the target of 7 percent set for 2020. As of July the country’s solar energy capacity was 4,543 megawatts (MW) and wind power capacity was 626.8 MW, Le Hai Dang, a strategy board member at Vietnam Electricity (EVN), said at the opening of […]
Vietnam Initiative for Energy Transition launched
The Vietnam Initiative for Energy Transition (VIET) was officially launched in Hanoi on September 19. Hanoi : The Vietnam Initiative for Energy Transition (VIET) was officially launched in Hanoi on September 19. Established in late 2018, the VIET works as an independent organisation studying activities related to the transition of the national energy system. Its […]