There is a declining trend of engineering, procurement, and construction costs of rooftop solar over time that can be utilised if the absorption capacity of the grid is available even with the storage added. Vietnam has plans for solar power auctions but the qualified projects are small and located in lower solar irradiance. … [Read more...] about Booming solar power: signal for worry or delight?
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VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JANUARY 20
Bamboo Airways said it recently launched direct flights from Can Tho to Phu Quoc island, and Con Dao island in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province. The non-stop service will be operated during the week, using Embraer 195 aircraft. On the occasion, the airline offers special fares on the route, with one-way ticket priced from 49,000 VND on Can Tho-Phu Quoc, and 809,000 VND on Can Tho-Con Dao. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JANUARY 20
African Energy Chamber: African Lives Matter, Too. Energy Policy Decisions Should Consider Their Needs
Ironically, a policy that would jeopardize Africans' ability to realize those benefits is being recommended at the same time protesters across America are calling for equity in some of the same areas. Although police violence against people of color is at the center of the protests - a response to the horrific death of a black man, George Floyd, after a white police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes - the protests also point to social and economic disparities between the races in America. … [Read more...] about African Energy Chamber: African Lives Matter, Too. Energy Policy Decisions Should Consider Their Needs
MoIT working to ensure supply of goods during Tết holiday
They were told to recommend provincial People’s Committees set up plans to stock shelves for the holiday and to join hands with branches of the State Bank of Việt Nam to help businesses access preferential loans to produce essential goods for the holiday. … [Read more...] about MoIT working to ensure supply of goods during Tết holiday
VN-Index recovers slightly after steep fall
Investors follow stock movements at a securities firm in HCMC in this file photo. The VN-Index of the Hochiminh Stock Exchange expanded 0.33% today – PHOTO: THANH HOA HCMC – After losing 5.11% due to panic selling yesterday, the benchmark VN-Index of the Hochiminh Stock Exchange recovered slightly today, January 20, adding 3.68 points, or 0.33%, to close at 1,134.68 points. … [Read more...] about VN-Index recovers slightly after steep fall