The increasing proportion of clean energy such as solar and wind power in recent years has helped Vietnam diversify energy sources and reduce its dependence on imported energy, thus enhancing its national energy security.

Vu Phong Energy Group has been honoured as the EPC Company of the Year at “The Solar Future Awards 2021”, the group said on November 9.

Vietnamese electric automobile manufacturer VinFast and French state-controlled power group Électricité de France (EDF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation to install vehicle charging stations in France at the presence of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

The Vietnam Energy Efficiency Building Week 2021 (VEEBW 2021) hosted by the Vietnam Energy Efficiency Network (EEN-Vietnam) opened in Hanoi on November 3.

A scientific workshop on measures to promote sustainable maritime economic development took place on November 2 in Hanoi.

The Government of Vietnam is building open mechanisms to mobilise private investment in power projects, especially in renewable energy (RE).

VOV.VN - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on October 28 announced US$860,000 in assistance for three renewable energy projects in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is already in a good position concerning making a sustainable offshore wind supply chain given existing industries and businesses with oil, and shipyards construction, while transformation into renewable energy or offshore wind is realistic and within reach.

VOV.VN - Vietnam creates favourable conditions for foreign businesses to invest in clean and renewable energy and sustainable development moving into the post-COVID-19 period, Vietnamese Ambassador to Canada Pham Cao Phong told a conference in Ottawa on October 21.

The demand for investment capital for the development of power sources and grids will average US$10-US$11.5 billion per year by 2030.