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January 18, 2024
Vietnam's Ninh Thuan to launch 8 clean energy projects this year
Ninh Thuan is a focal point for renewable energy development in Vietnam. The local government announced its budget and development direction on Monday, revealing plans for the construction of six wind power projects and two hydropower projects.
January 12, 2024
Farmers ambivalent over Vietnam’s low-carbon rice programme
A World Bank-backed project has been criticised by rice farmers for high costs and poor returns. Can its proposed second phase salvage things?
January 09, 2024
EVN pledges no blackout, but power price may rise this year
Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) held its annual conference on Jan. 2, to review the past year's performances and announce new objectives. The attention was focused on how to resolve the power shortages issue and whether electricity prices will rise again.
December 27, 2023
Vietnam has no buildings meet “net-zero” emission criteria yet: official
Vietnam aims to achieve net-zero by 2050 and requires the construction industry to reduce 74.3 million tons of CO2 equivalent. However, officials from MONRE stated no building in Vietnam has been designed, constructed, or managed to meet net-zero.
December 21, 2023
Vietnam pilots carbon credit exchange from 2025, enterprises may struggle to comply
Vietnam Carbon Credit Exchange is expected to trial from 2025, but the details of the trial phase are still under development, especially regarding policies, legal framework, and human resources for the development are seriously insufficient. It will be d
December 14, 2023
EVN will pay nothing for excess rooftop solar power
MOIT recently released the draft reiterated that self-use solar power cannot be sold externally. It mentioned that EVN would purchase excess power generated by organizations or individuals already connected to the grid at zero cost to control self-generat
December 12, 2023
Vietnam shaping 2 renewable energy industrial and service centers
As the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) in Vietnam proposes the latest development direction to the Prime Minister, anticipates establishing two cross-regional RE industrial and service centers located in the Northern and South Central to Southern ar
December 06, 2023
MOIT presents draft of electricity pricing for charging station
Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has proposed a draft of retail electricity pricing with 3 different approaches for calculating electricity tariffs for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations.
November 23, 2023
HCMC invest 2.5T in installing rooftop solar on public buildings
To alleviate carbon emissions, Ho Chi Minh City plans to invest 2.5 trillion VND (over $100 million) in installing rooftop solar PV systems on public agency buildings.
November 16, 2023
Opportunities and challenges of green transportation in Vietnam
To fulfill the commitment at COP26 which is to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, Vietnam is prioritizing "greening" efforts to both land and sea transport with new business opportunities and challenges as well.