VOV.VN - The northern mountainous province of Yen Bai has permitted Erex, a leading Japanese company for renewable energy, to pour between US$100-120 million into a biomass power plant in the Vietnamese locality.

VOV.VN - Heavy rain caused a landslide, killing three workers and injuring four others in central Ha Tinh province on May 6.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested that relevant ministries, sectors and localities draw up plans to ensure a sufficient supply of power for business production and people’s daily use this year, especially during the peak season in summer.

Challenges to the energy sectors of Vietnam and Russia, as well as solutions to them were discussed at an international roundtable held at Moscow Power Engineering Institute (MEI) on April 16.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha highlighted the importance of rooftop solar power in ensuring energy security, saying mechanisms and policies are needed to encourage organisations and individuals to invest in solar power.

Existing staff working in the oil sector, and those who work building construction on the sea, electricity plants and marine industry can move to work in various technical positions in the offshore wind sector.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam on March 28 convened a technical meeting focusing on a roadmap for transition from coal-fired power generation to sustainable alternatives.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha received Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski and leaders of Corio Generation of Australia’s Macquarie Group in Hanoi on March 28.

VOV.VN - SK ecoplant company (belonging to SK Group), one of the Republic of Korea (RoK)'s leading investors in the field of energy development, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on March 22 in Seoul on co-operation and development for renewable energy business in the nation with BCG Energy- a member of Bamboo Capital.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan held a working session in Hanoi on March 20 with Russia’s Novatek Group to explore potential collaboration in Vietnam's liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector.