The shift from coal to gas in energy planning is important for Vietnam’s future. 

Legal or regulatory obstacles with a low level of certainty and issues concerning grid access for private projects, are the most pressing to private investment.

Vietnam is reaching for aircraft and energy orders to balance trade further with the United States, with the future prospects to increase footing of investment and trading flows from the US being in the pipeline. 

The purchase prices of solar power will be set through auction, instead of using a common price for the entire country, or different prices for different thermal radiation zones, according to officials.

SCIC wishes to fully divest its 11.42 per cent holding in Quang Ninh Thermal Power JSC at double the market price, expecting to collect $53.04 million.

Vietnam is now the leader in Southeast Asia’s solar photovoltaic (PV) market with the largest installed capacity in the region, Wood Mackenzie said in its statement.

A Vietnamese delegation attended the Vietnam – Laos conference for the development of the industry-trade, energy and mining sectors in the Lao capital of Vientiane from August 16 to 18.

Lured in by the feed-in tariff of 9.35 US cents for solar projects, investors are lining up for approval to generate gigawatts of power in the central provinces of Vietnam where solar irradiation is the strongest.

Coal-fueled thermal power plants are still an important source of energy for the next decade, when the country will be in dire need of energy for more production, heard attendees at a seminar in HCMC last week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is expected to receive more foreign direct investment (FDI) from Japan in the coming years as part of its strategy to shift investment attraction towards high-quality capital.

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 Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh held talks with Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hiroshige Seko in Hanoi on September 14, discussing measures to foster bilateral cooperation in the fields of industry, trade and energy.

Viet Nam's food processors court global investors, Total assets of credit institutions exceed $359.6 billion, Hanoi facilitates foreign investment in infrastructure, energy, Imports from China, RoK surpass US$66 billion      

 Stocks on Wall Street rose Wednesday led by the energy sector as oil prices rallied and as financials gained on the increasing likelihood of an interest rate hike after strong economic data.

 A giant plant using energy from the Sun to power a Moroccan city at night will open next month.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam plans to develop 20 power plants that will operate on rice husks.

A debate has been raised in response to the recent release of the UNDP’s report on the energy situation in Vietnam. The report says the government spends $1.2-4.5 billion a year for fuel subsidies.

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Fatal skin condition found in Quang Ngai; Transport firms to submit drivers' health reports; Bodies of gold miners found after collapse; Expatriates want to bridge Vietnam-US cooperation; Police arrest man for growing weed