Category: Viet Nam
Vietnam coal consumption growth among world’s fastest
The country consumed 2.07 exajoules of electricity from coal last year, up 30.2 percent year-on-year, according to the “BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2020.”
Vietnam’s lack of transparency on environmental issues is glaring
Even 15 years after ratification, the Vietnamese environmental law has never been imposed on corporations, leading to increasing pollution nationwide.
Vietnam population might peak 10 years earlier than UN forecast: Lancet study
Vietnam would reach its peak population the fifth quickest among 13 countries and territories in Southeast Asia, after Thailand (71.97 million) in 2028,
Siemens Gamesa scores two new orders for 165 MW wind turbines for wind energy in Vietnam
The Tan Thuan wind power project is Siemens Gamesa’s fourth in a nearshore environment in Vietnam and the largest wind farm of its kind to date in the country.
Finland supports project to assist urgent water resolution for Mekong delta
It addresses the most urgent needs and important issues of the Mekong River Delta provinces, particularly the drought and saline intrusion.
Vietnam is seeking a return to nuclear power
A draft power plan by the Ministry of Industry and Trade envisages building nuclear power plants with a capacity of 1,000 MW by 2040 and 5,000 MW by 2045.
The next steps for Vietnam’s booming solar sector
Despite the challenges caused by COVID-19, Vietnam’s tentative target of increasing solar PV capacity to 12 gigawatts by 2030 remains highly achievable.