$108-mln wind power plant construction starts in southern Vietnam

A 2.3 percent jump in global energy demand last year outstripped the expansion of renewables and helped drive record-high greenhouse gas emissions.

Higher tariffs for Vietnam’s wind power projects will make investments more commercially viable, experts say.

The PM’s in-principle approval of higher wind energy tariffs is expected to boost renewable energy investments in Vietnam.

14 were detained by police while protesting a power project that they believed was killing forest.

It's unclear whether the move was influenced by international pressure to end funding for coal plants to limit carbon emissions.

With clean-energy projects struggling to turn a profit, the country remains reliant on imported coal to fuel growth.

'The biggest problem about investing in wind farms is the low buying prices and the time it takes to recover the investment.'

The plant will be using the largest turbines ever to be installed in the country.

A new array of electricity projects is expected to propel Binh Thuan Province to become a major power hub.

Cheap electricity prices have literally taken the wind out of the sails of potential investors.

Renewable energy sources remain largely untapped across the country.

The country plans to have 800 megawatts of wind power by 2020, but pricing remains an issue.

The country is also shifting attention to renewable energy to meet the needs of the economy.