A specific regulatory framework for renewable energy development is needed to encourage private capital flows into this sector in Vietnam, including Ho Chi Minh City, a forum heard in HCM City on September 20.

The Norwegian renewable energy provider, Scatec ASA, is exiting the Vietnam renewable energy market seeking more growth options elsewhere.

The ninth Electric & Power Vietnam and the 16th Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVACR) Vietnam exhibitions kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on September 4.

VOV.VN - The Petrovietnam Technical Services Corporation (PTSC) and its Singaporean partner Sembcorp Utilities Pte Ltd launched a ceremony on August 28 in Singapore to hand over contract packages on wind and hydrological measurements and geological surveys under the terms of the project to export offshore renewable energy from Vietnam to the island state.

Vietnam and Australia will prioritise coordination in implementing the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, including the newly established ministerial-level dialogue mechanisms on trade, energy and minerals to create a favourable environment for their businesses.

A workshop was held in Sydney on August 28 to promote the trade and investment cooperation between the Central Highland province of Gia Lai and New South Wales state of Australia.

With its tremendous potential in renewable energy and the carbon market, Vietnam will be highly attractive to investors, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha stressed, while addressing a meeting in Hanoi on August 22 on seeking ideas towards completing a draft plan on carbon market development in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Belgium Nguyen Van Thao visited a wind power project in Hanzinelle - Gerpinnes in the Belgian province of Namur, holding a working session with experts to exchange views on the various challenges and opportunities for energy co-operation between the two nations.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on July 31 hosted Yamada Takio, Special Advisor of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ambassador of the Japanese Government’s Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) initiative.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called on businesses of Vietnam and India to expand cooperation, striving to soon raise two-way trade turnover between the two countries to US$20 billion in the coming time from nearly US$15 billion recorded last year.