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A European Union business representative said that Vietnam may not have a legal framework to regulate offshore wind farms until next year, potentially deferring billions of dollars in foreign investment in the sector.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIOT) is planning a pilot scheme to open up Vietnam’s electricity market to bilateral power purchase agreements (PPAs), which would enable renewable energy generators to directly sell electricity to private off-ta

According to a new World Bank report, low-carbon rice production offers great potential for Vietnam to achieve its target of reducing methane emissions by 30% by 2030 while improving the competitiveness of a strategic export product.

Despite an existing feed-in tariff (FiT) for deepening biomass energy investment in Vietnam, some experts advise that a new scheme must be paired with other legal incentives to ensure a more significant share in the country’s energy mix.

Vietnam has reviewed its greenhouse gas emissions since 2010. However, the data on emission reduction has yet to be completely collected owing to the lack of requirements on reporting and evaluating results.

Vietnam announced on July 31 that US energy company AES Corp plans to develop a major offshore wind farm in Vietnam that could potentially increase the nation's wind power capacity.

To meet the growing need for power in national development, the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) plans to ramp up its investment in renewable energy in the next years.

Coro Energy, an UK-based and Southeast Asia-focused energy company, announced on Monday that it has inked a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Phong Phu, a Vietnamese textiles producer.

In the hopes of speeding up net zero transition, Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) have been tasked with coordinating the establishment of a renewable energy center, which is expe

The Vietnamese government published on Tuesday a new decree on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and ozone layer preservation, outlining the framework of the Environmental Protection Law and proposes to build up and pilot run a carbon trading scheme from 202