Energy

ĐÀ NẴNG — The Bách Khoa Investment and Development of Solar Power Corporation (SolarBK Group) will be the only Vietnamese business participating in the Future of Energy Summit, organised by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, in Shanghai, China on November 28-29. Nguyễn Dương Tuấn, founder and CEO of SolarBK Group, said he would join a panel discussion themed "Việt Nam’s Energy: Growth and Opportunities", at the two-day meeting. Tuấn said SolarBK has recently been awarded a license for the first ‘all-Vietnamese’ utility scale solar project in Đà Nẵng, with a capacity of 4.4MW, and commissioned a number of rooftop projects in Việt Nam. “We’ll join discussions on the opportunity for rooftop scale projects in Việt Nam and the challenge of low retail tariffs while proposing such projects. We will also raise concerns on the management of credit risk, dispatch risk, as well as … [Read more...] about Việt Nam solar power to be discussed at Future of Energy Summit

NDO – The building of the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) was among 15 construction works recognised as using green energy in Hanoi in 2017 following its effectiveness towards saving energy.On November 25, the Vietnam Energy Conservation and Efficiency Association and the Management Board of the Energy Efficiency under the Hanoi municipal People’s Committee held a ceremony granting the title of using green energy for construction works in Hanoi.The building of the EVN located at No.11 Cua Bac Street, Ba Dinh district was presented the title with a recognition period of three years.According to the EVN, energy efficiency solutions have been implemented at the building for five years which has helped save over 906,000 kWh of electricity over the past three years, equivalent to an estimated VND2.2 billion (US$96,800).The management board of the EVN building is developing a plan to save over VND1.4 million kWh of electricity in the next five years which is equivalent to nearly … [Read more...] about EVN building recognised as green energy construction 2017

HCM CITY — The HCM City People’s Committee on Sunday hosted an investment seminar on its waste-to-energy project. Speaking at the event, Đặng Huy Đông, deputy minister of planning and investment, said that burning garbage to produce electricity was similar to coal power technology. Therefore, the city authority has to carefully consider proposals submitted by investors to ensure technical parameters and capacity before signing contracts. Moreover, innovation also needs to be fostered for better environment protection, he said. A representative of HCM City said it plans to call for private sector’s investments instead of allocating the State budget for development projects.  By funding the project, investors can enjoy the land free for 11 years or a reduction of 70 per cent on land rent. Also, the city will adopt the subsidy policy for incineration generator projects. On the occasion, several experts stressed on waste-to-energy as the … [Read more...] about Waste-to-energy a solution to waste management: experts