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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.
Vietnam to focus more on wind energy to power growth

Vietnam to focus more on wind energy to power growth

Vietnamese province green-lights $35 mln solar plant

Vietnamese province green-lights $35 mln solar plant

Thai solar chicken is a hot hit

Thai solar chicken is a hot hit

For twenty years, Thai food vendor Sila Sutharat has grilled chicken and pork using only the power of the sun. He does so using a giant solar reflector which he built himself using an array of almost one thousand small mirrors.
May 15, 2017 | 06:15 pm PT
Vietnam’s TTC Group plans to spend big on solar projects

Vietnam’s TTC Group plans to spend big on solar projects

TTC is the latest group to see the light with plans to tap into the country's green energy industry.
June 8, 2017 | 01:42 am 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
PetroVietnam withdraws US loan application for coal-fired power project: NY Times

PetroVietnam withdraws US loan application for coal-fired power project: NY Times

It's unclear whether the move was influenced by international pressure to end funding for coal plants to limit carbon emissions.
February 12, 2018 | 02:07 am PT
Sharp to build giant solar plant in Vietnam as country pledges to adopt clean energy

Sharp to build giant solar plant in Vietnam as country pledges to adopt clean energy

The plant is expected to start operations in September and generate enough power for over 32,600 households.
February 27, 2018 | 02:51 am PT
Japanese firm hopes sun will shine on new solar power plant in Vietnam

Japanese firm hopes sun will shine on new solar power plant in Vietnam

The 50-megawatt plant will cost nearly $50 million in Vietnam’s Gia Lai Province.
March 6, 2018 | 07:28 am PT
California becomes first US state to require solar on new homes

California becomes first US state to require solar on new homes

Yet critics said the new measures will drive up the cost of building new homes by nearly $10,000.
May 9, 2018 | 06:28 pm PT
Vietnam sets out green ambitions with bold targets for solar, rare earth

Vietnam sets out green ambitions with bold targets for solar, rare earth

Vietnam has been seeking to promote renewable energy development to reduce pollution.
June 4, 2018 | 02:00 am PT
Tech status to decide future solar power pricing: officials

Tech status to decide future solar power pricing: officials

There are no definitive answers now to questions about pricing schemes for solar power projects connected to the grid after June 30, 2019, officials say.
July 23, 2018 | 07:12 pm PT
Government not to extend deadline for solar power pricing incentives

Government not to extend deadline for solar power pricing incentives

The government has rejected a proposal by two ministries to extend pricing incentives for solar power projects in Ninh Thuan Province.
August 1, 2018 | 06:23 pm PT
Pricing incentive for Vietnam solar power projects extended

Pricing incentive for Vietnam solar power projects extended

A long-awaited proposal to extend a key pricing incentive for solar power projects in Ninh Thuan Province has been approved.
September 5, 2018 | 11:23 pm PT
Vietnam to offer pricing stimulus for wind energy projects

Vietnam to offer pricing stimulus for wind energy projects

The PM’s in-principle approval of higher wind energy tariffs is expected to boost renewable energy investments in Vietnam.
September 10, 2018 | 06:31 am PT
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