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Vietnam calls for private investments in biomass energy

Vietnam calls for private investments in biomass energy

Vietnam is urging local and foreign companies to invest in biomass power plants to help meet the country’s renewable energy targets, Pham Trong Thuc, head of the New and Renewable Energy Department, told a conference Thursday.
Foreign investors lay eyes on Vietnam’s renewable energy sector

Foreign investors lay eyes on Vietnam’s renewable energy sector

Vietnam pushes renewable energy with focus on solar power

Vietnam pushes renewable energy with focus on solar power

World Bank offers ray of light to promote solar power in HCMC

World Bank offers ray of light to promote solar power in HCMC

Renewable energy accounts for only 0.1 percent of Ho Chi Minh City’s electricity consumption.
October 25, 2016 | 05:35 am PT
Facing donors, Vietnam urged to rethink coal-fueled growth

Facing donors, Vietnam urged to rethink coal-fueled growth

International partners say what Vietnam desperately needs is better policy.
October 26, 2016 | 10:00 am PT
Vietnam to focus more on wind energy to power growth

Vietnam to focus more on wind energy to power growth

Renewable energy sources remain largely untapped across the country.
November 29, 2016 | 09:04 pm PT
Vietnam's wind power target blown off course by low profitability

Vietnam's wind power target blown off course by low profitability

Cheap electricity prices have literally taken the wind out of the sails of potential investors.
February 19, 2017 | 06:00 pm PT
Vietnam among nations taking lead in clean energy - World Bank

Vietnam among nations taking lead in clean energy - World Bank

Vietnam is emerging as a leader in the global race to switch to sustainable energy by 2030, the World Bank said.
February 23, 2017 | 09:00 pm PT
Work spins into action at $80 mln wind power project in south-central Vietnam

Work spins into action at $80 mln wind power project in south-central Vietnam

The plant will be using the largest turbines ever to be installed in the country.
April 28, 2017 | 05:00 am PT
Vietnamese province green-lights $35 mln solar plant

Vietnamese province green-lights $35 mln solar plant

The domestically-funded plant brings Vietnam one step closer to its aim of generating 10 percent of electricity from renewable sources by 2030.
May 14, 2017 | 12:47 am PT
Vietnam faces shaky energy future as coal-fired power remains dominant

Vietnam faces shaky energy future as coal-fired power remains dominant

As hydropower reaches its maximum capacity, the renewable energy sector remains immature and nuclear power seems out of reach.
May 18, 2017 | 01:36 am PT
Jump in renewable energy jobs worldwide: agency

Jump in renewable energy jobs worldwide: agency

'In the last four years, for instance, the number of jobs in the solar and wind sectors combined has more than doubled.'
May 23, 2017 | 05:10 pm PT
Global coal price hike could cost Vietnam $1.27 billion per year: report

Global coal price hike could cost Vietnam $1.27 billion per year: report

With clean-energy projects struggling to turn a profit, the country remains reliant on imported coal to fuel growth.
November 16, 2017 | 01:10 am PT
Solar power construction takes off in Vietnam after nuclear plans scrapped

Solar power construction takes off in Vietnam after nuclear plans scrapped

The government is trying to nurture solar energy as the country's main source of electrical output.
February 6, 2018 | 12:41 am PT
Global coalition petitions to end fossil power in Vietnam as deadly future looms

Global coalition petitions to end fossil power in Vietnam as deadly future looms

Coal power pollution could increase CO2 emissions in Vietnam by 20 times and doom global efforts to curb warming.
February 8, 2018 | 09:13 pm PT
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