Giant solar power plant to start operation this year
February 28, 2018 | 12:36
Gia Lai Electricity JSC’s Phong Dien solar power plant is expected to start operation in September and generate power for 32,628 households.
Vietnam makes significant progress in sustainable finance reforms
By Trang Nguyen
February 27, 2018 | 12:26
Emerging markets have become a major force in driving development and fighting climate change as countries have started banking reforms to expand lending.
US-Vietnamese tie up to develop $50-million recycling facility
By Thanh Van
February 27, 2018 | 12:13
GFSI-MHE Manufacturing of Texas LLC and Minh Hung Group signed a memorandum of understanding to build Southeast Asia’s largest recycling production facility.
Lack of rules slows smart city plans
By Thanh Thu
February 26, 2018 | 14:45
A gigantic project – worth over $37 billion – to build a synchronous smart city project in northern Hanoi may have to wait some time before being realised, due to an absence of specific criteria for this type of development.
Air pollution is Vietnam’s silent killer
By Thanh Dat
February 26, 2018 | 14:28
Grave air pollution in Vietnam’s cities and towns, especially Hanoi, continues to cause severe health problems for Vietnam’s growing urban population. However, no effective measures have been taken to deal with the situation.
Hanoi to become a smart city by 2030
February 23, 2018 | 15:49
The fifth session of the Hanoi People’s Council adjusted the IT application targets in 2016-2020 in order to turn Hanoi into a smart city.
Sunseap International enters solar co-operation with InfraCo Asia
February 20, 2018 | 17:05
Sunseap International and InfraCo Asia joined forces to develop a 168MW utility-scale solar power project in Ninh Thuan province.
Global powerhouses to back circular economy
By Thanh Tung
February 19, 2018 | 08:00
Vietnam’s ambition to build a circular economy – aimed at combating pollution and achieving more sustainable development by reusing and recycling defunct products – has attracted the participation of several foreign firms. However, in order for this new economic model to grow, state support is needed.
South Korean investors eye renewable energy sector in Vietnam
February 13, 2018 | 17:13
Vietnam's newest incentive policies have managed to awaken international interest in its renewable energy sector, especially among South Korean investors.
Thai company pours $1.76 billion into Vietnamese wind power projects
By Minh Vu
February 12, 2018 | 09:51
Thailand’s largest solar energy company, Superblock Pcl., plans to invest $1.76 billion to install 700 megawatts (MW) of wind farms in Vietnam.
Vietnam’s first waste-to-energy PPP project receives ADB support
February 05, 2018 | 16:33
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has just signed a $100-million loan facility agreement with China Everbright International Limited (CEIL) to construct a series of municipal waste-to-energy (WTE) plants in primary and secondary cities in the Mekong Delta.
S Korea, VN up green power ties
February 03, 2018 | 13:32
There are plenty of opportunities for Việt Nam and South Korea to collaborate in the power sector, including renewables, a forum heard in HCM City yesterday.
Vietnam cities plan for urban green growth
February 03, 2018 | 10:48
With the urban green growth development plan to 2030 recently approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Viet Nam is hastening the transformation of its urban economic growth model towards green growth and climate change adaptation.
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