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Retail Asia28/02/2024

According to national utility Vietnam Electricity, seven Lao wind energy plants want to sell a total of 4,150 MW to Vietnam. It will be done in phases, with 682MW supplied before 2025 and the rest gradually after that. Vietnam will be keen on accepting the offer. If the National Energy Master Plan is carried out […]

Retail Asia02/10/2023

Vietnam’s industry ministry has launched an investigation that could lead to anti-dumping duties on wind towers originally from China, following a complaint by domestic producers, the government said on Saturday. Producers in Vietnam have claimed that dumping of Chinese-origin towers has caused “significant damage” to them, the government said in a statement, without elaborating. “In […]

Retail Asia15/06/2022

Unclear regulations, low prices and an insufficient grid are hampering efforts to develop offshore wind power, experts and industry insiders have said. By 2030 offshore wind power capacity would be 7,000 megawatts (MW), envisages the Power Development Master Plan VIII for 2021-30. But Nguyen Thi Thanh Binh, deputy director of conglomerate T&T Group, said at […]

Retail Asia02/12/2021

Vietnam plans to have renewables account for 75 percent of national power production capacity and 70 percent of actual production by 2045 under its COP 26 commitments. The targets have been set as part of the country’s transition to clean energy after PM Pham Minh Chinh committed to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 at the […]

Retail Asia22/11/2021

Vietnam’s offshore wind power capacity will increase 36 GW by 2045, according to the latest draft of the Power Development Master Plan VIII. It will increase to 4 GW by 2030, 10 GW by 2035, 23 GW by 2040. Offshore wind power will account for some 2.6 percent of the total electricity generation capacity in […]

Retail Asia02/11/2021

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has signed a preliminary agreement to supply wind turbine gear worth up to $400 million to Vietnam’s BCG Energy, Vietnam’s government said on Monday. The memorandum of understanding is part of the Vietnamese firm’s move to develop wind turbines with a capacity of over 500 megawatts, the Ministry of Industry and […]

Retail Asia15/10/2021

Investors in wind power projects are racing to complete construction this month to enjoy an incentive feed-in tariff, but face procedural hurdles and those caused by Covid-19. This month the developer of a plant in Quang Tri Province is rushing to complete construction and begin test runs, but is being slowed down by the various […]

Retail Asia20/08/2021

Wind power farms in the central province of Quang Tri are scrambling to complete construction to benefit from the 20-year incentive feed-in tariff available until October 31. Under the scorching sun 800 workers are quickly building a solar plant in Huong Hoa District, hoping to finish the work before the rains begin next month. Tai […]

Retail Asia18/06/2021

Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation will develop Southeast Asia’s largest wind farm in Laos to supply electricity to Vietnam, where demand is expected to grow continuously. The 600-megawatt onshore project, the first wind farm in Laos, will be located in the southern provinces of Sekong and Attapeu, the company said in a statement. By installing a dedicated […]

Retail Asia31/12/2020

Shareholders of electrical equipment producer Gelex have green-lighted an 81 percent increase in its capital to VND7.8 trillion ($338 million) to fund wind power plants and hotels. The Hanoi-based company, known for its electric cable brand Cadivi, will issue nearly 293 million shares to existing shareholders early next year at a rate of six new […]

Retail Asia27/10/2020

Binh Dinh Province has given approval to a German company to study the possibility of building the country’s second offshore wind power plant. PNG AG will carry out a year-long study for a $1.5-billion wind power plant in the districts of Phu Cat and Phu My. The company, which has over 20 years of experience […]

Retail Asia17/05/2017

With growing innovation in the sector, experts and investors note that wind power projects in Vietnam will be feasible with an 8-9 US cent per kWh feed-in-tariff. Vu Chi Mai, senior project officer at Geman Technical Cooperation (GIZ), highlighted at a wind power forum hosted by the Asia Wind Energy Association last week that experts […]

Retail Asia03/05/2017

The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry and Denmark’s Development Cooperation Ministry launched on Tuesday a map pinpointing the wind power potential for electrification in Indonesia. Denmark Development Cooperation Minister Ulla Tørnæs said this was part of a six-month cooperative engagement between the two governments, during which they exchanged their experiences in developing renewable energy sources […]

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Laos wind farms offer Vietnam 4,150 MW of electricity

Vietnam probes wind towers imported from China, weighs anti-dumping tax

Vietnam’s hassles in developing offshore wind power industry

Vietnam targets 75 pct energy from renewables by 2045

Offshore wind power capacity to reach 36 GW by 2045

Siemens Gamesa signs $400 mln wind gear agreement with Vietnam’s BCG Energy

Wind power developers race to complete projects for incentive price

Wind power developers in central province rush construction to get incentive tariff

Laos to supply Vietnam power from Mitsubishi-built wind farm

Electrical equipment maker to hike capital to fund wind power

German firm hopes to build $1.5 bln offshore wind farm in Vietnam

Wind projects offer promising future

Indonesia-Denmark launch wind power map