Renewable energy buyers alliance

The 2018 Vietnam Renewable Energy Summit opened in the central coastal city of Nha Trang yesterday. The three-day event, a match-making platform for key stakeholders in the renewable energy sector, has brought together some 30 local investors, including TTC Energy, KN Group, Phú Cường, Ocean Group and Hado Group and international developers and investors like Tata Power, Mainstream and Blue Circle. Also taking part are subsidiaries of the State-owned Electricity of Vietnam like the National Load Dispatch Centre, Power Engineering Consulting Joint Stock Company No 3, and Thuận Bình Wind Power Joint Stock Company. There are several conferences, workshops, exhibitions and match-making forums, and industry players will share their knowledge and widen business contacts. VRES 2018 has topical sessions to discuss market intelligence and connect key investors with approved renewable projects that are looking for investment. Promotion of renewable energy The … [Read more...] about National renewable energy summit opens in Nha Trang

  Shrimp farmers are looking for a model integrating solar panels with motors used to aerate their ponds. — VNS Photo Ngọc Diệp by Ngọc Diệp MEKONG DELTA — Cost and technology are the top concerns for shrimp farmers when investing in renewable energy, Trần Văn Đấu, a farmer in Cà Mau Province, said. Đấu, 59, deputy head of the Hưng Mỹ Co-operative in the province’s Cái Nước District, was one of many shrimp farmers and executives of seafood processing companies in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta who attended a recent conference in Bạc Liêu Province on the use of renewable energy in the shrimp industry. He said that the increase in electricity prices and sudden power cuts were affecting shrimp farming. "Electricity costs farmers VNĐ50-200 million (US$2,150-8,600) per hectare of pond per crop, or 10 per … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta shrimp farmers take baby steps towards renewable energy

  The Mekong Delta province of Bạc Liêu has great potential to develop solar and wind energy. — VNA/VNS Photo   BẠC LIÊU — The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Bạc Liêu will maximise the potential and capacity of the province to develop the renewable energy industry, according to Dương Thành Trung, chairman of the provincial People Committee. The province is identified as an area with great potential to develop the renewable energy industry with total sunlight hours of 2,200 to 2,700 hours per year and a radiation rate reaching 4.8kWh per square metre per day. In addition, the province has good climate conditions and suitable topography, and is not affected by natural disasters. Phan Văn Sáu, director of the province’s Department of Industry and Trade, said that investors were interested in implementing renewable energy projects on a suitable … [Read more...] about Bạc Liêu focuses on renewable energy industry

  Nguyễn Mạnh Cường, an official from the Institute of Energy’s Department of Electrical System Development under the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Nguyễn Mạnh Cường, an official from the Institute of Energy’s Department of Electrical System Development under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, spoke with Vietnam News Agency about the implementation of the national power development master plan in 2021-2030 (or Power Development Master Plan 8). Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has assigned the Ministry of Industry and Trade to formulate the master plan for energy and power development in the 2021-2030 period. Could you tell us about the implementation of the draft scheme on the master plan? The Government has approved the scheme for power development master plan 8, which was submitted by the ministry. The ministry is still awaiting the official decision signed by the Government. The deadline for … [Read more...] about Power Development Master Plan 8 focuses on renewable energy

Deputy PM Trinh Dinh Dung (2nd from R, first line) Deputy PM Dung made the point on October 17 while leading a Government’s delegation to inspect some renewable energy projects in Ninh Thuan and work with local leaders.  The meeting also drew the attendance of Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha, representatives from the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Commission of the Management of State Capital in Enterprises.  Renewable energy center Chairman of the Ninh Thuan provincial People’s Committee Luu Xuan Vinh reported that in 2018, the local electricity output hit 636.3 million kWh, representing a year-on-year growth of 11.5%. In the 2011-2015 period, average electricity output yearly grew 9.75%. In the 2016-2018 period, the figure was 7.35%. As of late September, total output of renewable energy was about 1,150 MW including 1,040 MW of solar power and 110 MW of wind power.  By 2030, total power output is projected at about 4,040 … [Read more...] about Ninh Thuan converted into renewable energy hub