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Thailand’s Gulf Energy Development to buy Vietnamese onshore wind farms Firm negotiated US$200m deal for two projects via video conferencing, drone inspections Gulf says it will purchase onshore wind farms in Vietnam with a total capacity of 100 megawatts. SET-listed Gulf Energy Development Plc announced yesterday that it would purchase wind farms in Vietnam worth […]
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Floating Solar to Generate 900% More Electricity Across APAC new IEEFA report finds Asia leads Europe in deploying floating solar, also known as floating photovoltaic (FPV), a new IEEFA report finds. Energy finance analysts Sara Jane Ahmed and Elrika Hamdi at the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) note that power demand in […]
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Sharp Corporation to launch new 45 MW solar power plant in Vietnam’s central province of Ninh Thuan in July 2020 Japanese electronics giant Sharp Corporation will begin operating a 45 MW solar power plant in the central province of Ninh Thuan in July. The plant is a joint venture between Sharp Energy Solutions Corp., a […]
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Laos to move on 1,400-megawatt (MW) Luang Prabang project, the third Mekong dam project, despite neighbours’ green concerns Laos is pushing ahead with a hydropower project on the Mekong River, despite reservations aired by neighbouring countries over its potential to harm fisheries and farming downstream, the Mekong River Commission (MRC) said on Wednesday. The 1,400-megawatt […]
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Vietnam approves 7 GW of new wind projects Vietnam has given the green light to almost a hundred new wind energy installations, indicating the nation keeps powering ahead with renewables amid fears of looming power shortages as its industry and population boom. The Vietnamese government on Thursday (25 June) formally approved 7 gigawatts (GW) worth […]
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B.Grimm Power aiming for second LNG licence for power plant SET-listed B.Grimm Power (BGRIM) will ask the government to grant it a second licence to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) as it is developing a new gas-fired power plant. In May, the firm was approved by the Energy Regulatory Commission to import 650,000 tonnes of […]
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Vestas Bags 48 MW Wind Turbine Order in Quang Tri Province of Vietnam Vestas has secured a 48 MW order with Vietnamese developer, Phong Lieu Wind Power JSC for a wind project located in the Quang Tri Province of Vietnam. This win marks Vestas’ eighth wind project in the province, bringing its footprint in this […]
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Allowing foreigners to buy tourism property developments in Vietnam needs careful consideration say experts The Ministry of Construction’s proposal to allow foreigners to buy tourism property developments in Việt Nam needs careful consideration, experts have said. The construction ministry recently proposed amending laws on housing and real estate business, allowing foreign individuals and institutions to […]
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Vietbuild expo from June 24 to 28 in HCM City to feature nearly 1,800 booths The Vietbuild International Exhibition with the theme Construction – Building materials – Real Estate – Interior and Exterior Decoration will be held in HCM City from June 24 to 28. The exhibition will have nearly 1,800 booths of more than […]
Continue Reading Vestas secures second EPC contract in Vietnam’s Tra Vinh province The turbine manufacturer will supply and install 12 wind turbines of 4.2MW capacity each for a new 48MW wind project Turbine manufacturer Vestas has secured its second Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) contract in Vietnam. Vestas will supply and install 12 turbines of 4.2MW capacity each […]
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