Local electricity officials, related firms and international experts discussed a suitable legal framework to develop a smart grid and electricity system in Viet Nam in Ha Noi on November 21. Consutant Friedl Werner talks about gaps in regulations on integration of renewable energy sources in Viet Nam. — Photo courtesy of GIZ The workshop, held by the Electricity Regulatory Authority of...

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has supported a special academy day in Hanoi with the aim of enhancing research into and the widespread adoption of smart grids for the power network to capture renewable energy and to support the development of the country’s smart grid roadmap. ERAV’s deputy director general Tran Tue Quang, SGREEE project director Markus Bissel, and...

To update its smart grid roadmap and ensure the sustainability of its electricity grid network, Vietnam should take measures on eight related indexes, according to leading experts. The share of renewable energy has significantly increased Vietnam’s power production Photo: GIZ The recommendations were presented at a March 15 virtual event co-hosted by the Electricity Regulatory Authority of Vietnam (ERAV) of the...

GE has secured an order to provide power generation equipment for energy company PetroVietnam Power Corporation’s (PV Power) Nhon Trach 3 and 4 combined cycle power plant. The 1.6GW Nhon Trach plant is scheduled to become operational in 2025 and will power industrial parks in the Vung Tau provinces about 70 kilometers from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This project marks...

Chairman of the Lang Son Provincial People’s Committee Ho Tien Thieu held a meeting with BayWa r.e. Wind Projects Vietnam Co. Ltd. on June 8 to discuss investment in wind power projects in the northern mountainous province. Daniel Gaefke, Director of Projects for the Asia-Pacific region at BayWa r.e., speaks at the working session with Lang Son officials on June...

This is the fourth in a series of six web stories exploring how Viet Nam can implement its COP26 energy commitments while minimizing environmental impacts and making progress on broader sustainable development goals. Other pieces explore topics like international finance for renewable energy and how Viet Nam can protect the natural productivity of the Mekong Delta by investing in...

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has said Vietnam welcomes and encourages renewable and green energy projects of the US-based AES Corporation and capable, prestigious partners in the Southeast Asian country. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has said Vietnam welcomes and encourages renewable and green energy projects of the US-based AES Corporation and capable, prestigious partners in the Southeast Asian country. At a reception in...

According to a number of international institutions, Viet Nam is among the economies best positioned for post-COVID recovery. This achievement is largely owed to the political and social stability, the power of national unity, the Government’s resolute, timely and effective measures, and the solid macroeconomic foundation. Viet Nam’s dynamic and potential market of one hundred million people enjoys all necessary...

The CPTPP is a free trade agreement between Canada, Australia, Brunei, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam. The CPTPP entered into force on December 30, 2018 between the first six countries to have ratified the Agreement: Canada, Australia, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, and Singapore. The Agreement entered into force for Vietnam on January 14, 2019,...

Vietnam and Canada held the first meeting of the Joint Economic Committee in Vancouver on July 6 with a view to helping lift bilateral economic ties to a new level and intensify the two countries’ comprehensive partnership. Vietnam and Canada held the first meeting of the Joint Economic Committee in Vancouver on July 6 with a view to helping lift...