Vietnam

Vietnam hopes to generate 18,000 KW annually with its first grid connected solar system . The network, installed on the roof of the Ministry of Industry and Trade office will help to save roughly US$612 in power bills for the office. Mr. Stefan Mappus, Governor of Baden - Württemberg and Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Le Duong Quang inaugurated the grid connected solar system on the rooftop of MOIT’s building.  The ceremony had the attendance of representatives from more than 50 leading German companies and representatives from related departments of the MOIT.

General Electric wants to expand in Vietnam after putting into operation the Hai Phong wind turbine factory.

Chinese and South Korean firms want to invest in the $2.1 billion coal-fired power plant in Quang Ninh province. It is being built by the United States-based AES Corporation and its Vietnamese partner Vinacomin.

Cummins Power Generation brings forth a fully integrated, reliable and highly efficient power technology to five Big C hypermarts in Vietnam.

Japan’s Premier Naoto Kan affirmed his country’s commitment to meet all of Vietnam’s requirements in   implementaing its nuclear power project. This includes providing preferential loans, technology transfer, human resource training, cooperation in waste treatment and ensuring a stable supply of materials during the project’s life-time.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade has instructed Vinacomin to ensure power plants have an adequate amount of coal to run their facilities.

Vietnam needs $10 billion for power grid development in the 2010-2015 period. The figure is five and seven times more than the investment for the past five years.

Mitsubishi Corp. will conduct a feasibility study to help address global warming by popularizing energy-saving Japanese home appliances in Vietnam.

GE inaugurated its first manufacturing facility in Vietnam to produce wind turbine components.

First Solar Inc. will build two new manufacturing plants, including one in Vietnam. Both the Vietnam plant and another one to be built in the United States are scheduled to be completed by 2012 and to create jobs for 600 people apiece. Together the plants, once fully operational, are expected to produce 500 megawatts' worth of thin-film photovoltaic modules annually, according to Arizona-based First Solar. In addition to the increase in manufacturing employment, First Solar expects to generate over 1,000 construction jobs through the installation of solar power plants. First Solar added that negotiations and site assessments are ongoing in both countries and will be finalized and announced at a later date.    "These expansions provide proximity to growing U.S. demand while supporting our roadmap to drive down the cost of clean, sustainable solar electricity," said First Solar CEO Rob Gillette.    The new plants announced on Oct 14, combined with these previously announced expansions, will nearly double production capacity from 1.4 GW in 2010 to more than 2.7 GW in 2012.  

Representatives from MRC member countries discussed increased levels of cooperation in managing Mekong River Basins with Chinese and Myanmar officials.

SN Power and the IFC signed a Joint Development Agreement in Washington D.C.

TEPCO signed an MOU with Petrovietnam to explore the possibility of jointly developing coal-fired power stations in Vietnam.

The deal, signed by Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Dang Dinh Tien and US Ambassador Michael Michalak, will allow American firms to develop atomic power for energy in Vietnam.

ABB has opened a facility for manufacturing power products in Vietnam, as the country builds and strengthens its electricity network. Vietnam is experiencing rising demands created by a growing economy.

Siemens Energy has been entrusted by Petro Vietnam Power to provide maintenance service to Nhon Trach 2 Joint. This came five months after Siemens was awarded the Nhon Trach 2 Combined Cycle Power Plant project. It consists of two gas turbines, one steam turbine, the generators, the main electrical and instrumentation and controls equipment.