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Onshore wind capacity in Southeast Asia is set for a remarkable transformation, with projections indicating a surge to 26 gigawatts (GW) by 2030, according to Rystad Energy. This figure represents an impressive leap of 19.5 GW from the current 6.5 GW…
It’s a big day in the book of the Earth! Facebook has officially reached the goal of one-hundred-percent renewable energy for its global operations. The social media giant might have come under fire for security issues and political scandals, but we’ll give…
Member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are on a path to transform their power landscapes as energy demand continues to rise to match the region’s economic growth potential, a power management company said this week. “In the pursuit of a…
The investment rush in solar energy could end up testing Vietnam’s weak power infrastructure, experts say. They say that both transmission capacity and the ability of grids to absorb the energy produced by new projects are suspect, as of now. The 9.35 U.S.…
Vietnam’s new feed-in tariffs are attracting great interest in wind power, but investors are concerned about grid connection and purchase agreements. The new feed-in tariffs (FIT) are expected to be attractive to domestic and foreign investors, Tommaso…
The government’s plan to build a renewable energy complex at Saemangeum, North Jeolla, is generating controversy as it deviates from plans to develop the reclaimed tidal flat into a regional economic hub and is being pursued without public approval. The…
More renewable energy (RE) projects are expected to come up for bids in the near term as the new Energy, Green Technology, Science, Climate Change and Environment Ministry is committed to push up the nation’s RE capacity. MIDF Research, which recently…
Vietnamese construction firm Xuan Cau and Thailand conglomerate B.Grimm have teamed up to build Southeast Asia’s largest solar power plant in Tay Ninh Province. The signing of the joint venture agreement in Bangkok was witnessed by the prime ministers of both…
Vietnam is far away from realizing its short and medium term wind power goals, with no ready solution in sight to several impediments, experts say. They said at a recent conference on wind energy development in Vietnam that high interest rates, low selling…
