Vietnam energy transition

Vietnam proposes offshore wind power price cap

Prices have been submitted for onshore and nearshore projects.

Vietnam OKs revised national power development plan

Around $136.3b will be invested in power infrastructure from 2026 to 2030.

POWERCHINA connects Vietnamese wind projects to power grid

This will benefit around 48,000 homes annually.

Vietnam’s electricity output up 12.6% in February

Coal-fired thermal power dominated the first two months.

Southeast Asia’s green transition to get $700m investment boost

The funding will cover solar, wind, and hydropower projects.

Vietnam PM wants faster development of nuclear capacity

Ninh Thuan nuclear facility will utilise the 2025 contingency fund.

Vietnam’s direct power purchase agreement decree could catalyze a new era for renewable energy

On 3 July 2024, the Government of Vietnam issued its long-awaited decree permitting direct power purchase agreements (DPPAs) for renewable energy between private project developers and private energy consumers. An extraordinary feature of the decree grants permission for entirely privately developed, owned, and operated transmission lines. This provision could allow the development of large-scale solar or wind farms at remote sites to supply industrial consumers directly. This landmark legislation could ignite a new wave of rapid renewable energy development in Vietnam.

Vietnam’s gas project bags $832m in Japanese loans

The facility will support thermal power plants.

Vietnam’s 29.7 MW wind project goes online

The electricity it will produce will be supplied to state-owned Vietnam Electricity.

ACEN signs financing for Monsoon Wind project in Lao PDR

This is the first wind power project in Lao PDR. 

JBIC, Vietcombank opens credit line for Vietnam RE projects

It is the second credit line signed by JBIC with Vietcombank.

ACEN, BIM Group bags US$107m financing for Vietnam wind farm

The financing package was provided by the Asian Development Bank.

What will run Vietnam’s power sector 

The market may not complete its power mix transition in this decade.

ADB, BIM Wind sign a $107M financing for Vietnam’s wind energy

This is in support of the 88MW wind farm in Ninh Thuan province.