Plug Power to make fuel cells in South Korea amid rising demand for green energy TOKYO : U.S. hydrogen fuel cell maker Plug Power, which counts Walmart and Amazon as its clients, is planning to expand its businesses in China, Vietnam and South Korea, through a joint venture with conglomerate SK Group. Earlier this year, […]
Vietnam to Reduce Thermal Power Production
Vietnam targets reducing coal-fired power production by 6 percent this year to prioritize solar and wind energy even as it grapples with limited transmission capacity. This means a cut of 8 billion kilowatt-hours from a projected 126 billion kilowatt hours of coal-fired power this year. National utility Vietnam Electricity (EVN) estimates total production from all […]
Samsung Vietnam Proposes Direct Purchase of Renewable Energy
Electronics giant Samsung Vietnam has proposed that it joins a trial program to purchase power directly from renewable power plants instead of monopoly distributor Vietnam Electricity. Choi Joo Ho, CEO of Samsung Vietnam, submitted the proposal to the Ministry of Industry and Trade last week. He asked that the company participates in the Direct Power […]
Vietnam could lead SE in renewable energy development: German newspaper
Vietnam will soon lead Southeast Asia in renewable energy development, Germany’s Energiezukunft highlighted in its latest article, describing the country’s energy transition as very impressive. Vietnam is experiencing a solar boom, with 11.6 GW of power of this kind added to the national grid last year, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency. Only 105 […]
Mainstream, Vietnam partner on offshore wind capacity building event
Mainstream Renewable Power has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Vietnam’s Department of Foreign Affairs for Provinces (DFAP) to partner on a capacity building event on offshore wind. The agreement was signed at the Connections for Development Forum in Hanoi, the Ireland-based wind and solar developer said on Wednesday. COVID-19 restrictions permitting, the event […]
SEACEF invests in 500MW floating solar + storage in Vietnam
Clime Capital, a Singapore-based investment management company that manages funds from SEACEF, announced that it has invested in an innovative floating solar and storage project in Dong Nai Province, Vietnam, currently under development by Blueleaf Energy. Southeast Asia Clean Energy Facility (SEACEF) is a collaboration between leading international foundations, including Microsoft, that seeks to accelerate […]
Vietnam can become renewable energy superpower
Vietnam invested $7.4 billion in solar and wind power last year, ranking 8th on the list of renewable energy investments the world over. Weert Börner, deputy ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Vietnam, said Friday that Vietnam has the potential to become a renewable energy superpower. He was speaking at an exhibition titled […]
Total Solar DG installs 950-kW solar array atop textile factory in Vietnam
Total Solar Distributed Generation (DG), part of French oil major Total SA (EPA:FP), said that it has wrapped up a 950-kWp solar rooftop installation in Vietnam for local textile maker Men-Chuen Vietnam Co. Ltd. The installation, located in Giang Dien, consists of 2,200 solar panels and will produce up to 1,300 MWh of power annually, […]
Trung Nam Group inaugurates wind power plant in Vietnam
Vietnamese construction company Trung Nam Group has inaugurated a wind power plant in the Thuận Bắc district of Vietnam’s Ninh Thuận province. The 152MW wind complex, which involved an investment of VND4tn ($172.4m), is expected to generate 423 million kilowatt-hours of clean electricity a year. The first phase of the facility, with a capacity of […]
Total delivers a Solar System to Men-Chuen, one of the Biggest Textile Apparel Manufacturers in Vietnam
Men-Chuen takes a big step towards sustainability with a solar system installed by Total. GIANG DIEN, Vietnam : Total, through its 100% subsidiary Total Solar Distributed Generation (DG) dedicated to the development of distributed solar energy solutions, has completed construction of the solar rooftop for Men-Chuen Vietnam Co., Ltd in Giang Dien, Vietnam. The installation […]