Vietnam

The 5000MW Mekong Delta Wind Power Centre in Bac Lieu city is set to be completed by 2015.

Toshiba Corp., Sojitz Corp. and Daelim Industrial will jointly build a thermal power plant in the northeastern province of Thai Binh.

Hydroelectric power plant constructions in Vietnam are said to be disrupting the natural ecosystem, trigerring calls for its stoppage.

Alstom will be set up to operate a wind turbine repair centre in Vietnam's southern province of Ba Ria, Vung Tau.

Vietnam PM Nguyen Tan Dung Tan Dung has approved a development plan to build coal-fired power plants with a total capacity of 1,850MW.

Hanoi Energy Conservation Center (ECC Hanoi) coordinated with Hanoi Power Company and Hanoi Women's Department of Propaganda to hold a training conference on energy savings in households and to award the Household Energy Savings in 2011 Title to a number of local households.

Hanoi will hold more energy efficiency meetings to highlight typical energy efficient households as key factors in the propagation of energy savings in their residential areas.

Vietnam's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will launch investigations into hydropower projects in nine provinces.

Vietnam plans to generate 11% of its energy from renewable sources by 2050 from only 5% today.

The 110KV Ha Tien – Phu Quoc submarine cable system project will soon commence and is expected to be completed in 2013.   Southern Power Corp. or EVNSPC and Italian-based Prysmian Powerlink Group have signed a contract for its execution, supply and installation. Upon completion, the 55.813km cable system with a capacity of 131MVA will be the longest of its kind in South-East Asia. The project has an estimated investment of US$118 million jointly funded by a World Bank loan and EVNSPC capital. “Ha Tien – Phu Quoc 110KV submarine power cable project is aimed at increasing capacity of power supply for Phu Quoc in order to contribute turning Phu Quoc into an important economic special zone and a high-quality tourist region of the whole country,” said Nguyen Thanh Duy, EVNSPC chairman and general director. The agreement was signed by Pham Ngoc Le, EVNSPC’s deputy general director, and Marcello Del Brenna, CEO of Prysmian Group, witnessed by  leaders from the Government Office, Ministries and Sectors from central government, Kien Giang Province, Vietnam Electricity Corporation, and representatives of the Italian Embassy to Vietnam. “This development will imply more projects to be implemented in the island, more international investments to come to Phu QUoc and clearly also power usage will increase,” said Marcello Del Brenna. For more, click here.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment this year will conduct inspections on hydro-power projects in 22 provinces and cities in the

Problems of electricity contributes to the impediments to Japanese investment in Bangladesh.

Hanoi’s energy-saving program is focusing on industrial zones, manufacturing areas, craft villages and commercial buildings.

It’s a go for a massive wind power hub that will supply Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam with 200MW of power.

A 200MW project worth US$480 million is in the works to make Can Gio Biosphere Reserve the largest wind power center in the southern region.

Vietnam Recyclable Energy Joint-Stock Company (REVN) started operation of the first 20 turbines of a wind power plant in Binh Thanh Commune, Tuy Phong District, Binh Thuan Province at 3pm on April 18th, according to the Provincial Trade and Industry Department.