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PetroVietnam Power Corporation approves plan to build two new Nhơn Trạch thermal power plants PetroVietnam Power Corporation (PV Power) has approved an investment plan to build Nhơn Trạch 3 and 4 thermal power plants with combined capacity of between 1,300-1,760 MW. The plants will be constructed in the southern province of Đồng Nai with an […]
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Sunny Vietnam has the region’s largest installed capacity of solar power, weakens Vietnam’s love-hate relationship to coal Near the southern Vietnam beaches filled with kite surfers and mud baths, there sits a hydropower plant called Da Mi. It is no longer just generating power from dams and falling water, however. Crews added solar panels to […]
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Vietnam, a potential future global leader in offshore wind-energy generation Vietnam’s long coastline and strong winds make it a potential future global leader in offshore wind-energy generation. This comes after a recent analysis by the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) found that offshore wind, if fully harnessed, could generate up to 160GW of power. The background […]
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Vietnam’s Hà Tĩnh province approves $695 million Kỳ Anh MK wind power plant project The People’s Committee of the central province of Hà Tĩnh has approved a wind power project with a total investment of VNĐ16.2 trillion (US$695.3 million). The project is studied, invested and built by the Mk Central Solar Power JSC in Kỳ […]
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AC Energy investing in new wind power plant in Vietnam AC Energy Inc. is investing in another wind project in Vietnam. The Ayala Corp. unit has partnered with UPC Renewables anew to jointly develop two wind projects in the Mekong Delta of southern Vietnam. The joint venture has commenced construction for the projects, which have […]
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Mekong River Commission (MRC) agrees on timeframe for consultation on Sanakham dam The Mekong River Commission (MRC) has agreed on a timeframe for the prior consultation process for Sanakham hydropower project, one of Laos’ dams on the Mekong mainstream. According to a statement from the inter-governmental organisation of Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam, the prior […]
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Vietnam’s Hanoi names 22 commercial housing projects where Foreigners can own homes The Vietnam Capital city of Hanoi has listed 22 commercial housing projects, some complete and some under construction, where foreigners can own homes. They include four projects in Hà Đông District, like the Văn Phú Invest’s Terra An Hưng project, Military Petrochemical Joint […]
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B.Grimm Group, a major supporter of WWF Thailand helping save Thailand’s tigers In the wild, tigers play the role of apex predator. The biggest of the wild cats can roam almost 300 kilometres to find food and mates, and they very rarely come into contact with other tigers or people. Unfortunately, the number of wild […]
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Thailand’s endangered elephants reclaim Khao Yai national park as lockdown allows them to roam freely Without jeeps and crowds, some 300 elephants have been able to walk around Khao Yai, Thailand’s oldest national park For as long as the elephants could remember – and that is a long time – the path to the river […]
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Vietnam planning its own ‘Silicon Valley’ in Ho Chi Minh City The municipal government of HCMC has submitted plans to develop a large tech zone, that is being dubbed the ‘Silicon Valley of Vietnam’ 3 HCMC eastern districts will be merged under the proposed plan, which has the backing of the Vietnamese PM Substantial city […]
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