Giant offshore wind turbines could help Vietnam tackle immense climate change challenges
Vietnam could become a future global leader in offshore wind energy generation, after recent analysis showed the country has vast potential along its 3,000 kilometre coastline.
Vietnam has potential for ‘160GW of offshore wind’
The Danish Energy Agency is supporting the Vietnamese authorities on efforts to help kick-start the sector
Vietnam may back off from commitment to coal as plants get harder to build
Vietnam may scale back a plan to boost coal’s role in its power generation as financial restrictions and local environmental concerns make it more difficult to build plants.
New World Bank strategy to scale up solar energy production in Vietnam
The World Bank has released a new report with recommendations on how Vietnam can accelerate solar energy production and usage.
Vietnam to use more coal, oil in 2020 to power growth
Vietnam will generate more electricity from coal and oil this year to compensate for an expected drop in output from hydropower plants because of a lack of rain, the government said on Friday.