VOV.VN - Samsung Electronics Vietnam (SEV) on April 24 broke ground on a rooftop solar power project at its factory in Yen Phong Industrial Park of northern Bac Ninh province.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has directed the Ministry of Industry and Trade to gather feedback and finalize a draft decree on encouraging rooftop solar power, for submission to the government for issuance next week.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on August 13 stressed the significance of consistency in the technical approach as well as economic efficacy while developing a decree on mechanisms and policies to develop rooftop solar power.

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.

Unlimited capacity, exemption from power operation licenses, various tax exemptions and reductions, access to loans are some of the incentives for rooftop solar power systems for self-consumption.

VOV.VN - After nearly four years of formulation and revision, the National Power Development Plan VIII targeting energy conversion, renewable energy ecosystem development, and electricity imports and exports has been approved by the Government.

An eco-lease solar power project is set to be implemented under cooperation between the Vietnamese and Japanese governments.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has proposed developing nuclear energy on a small scale post 2030 in its latest version of the draft Vietnam Power Development Plan from 2021 – 2030 (PDP8) with a vision towards 2045.

The Hoa Binh Construction Group (HBC) and Scotland’s Shire Oak International (SOI) have struck a strategic deal to develop rooftop solar power.

French renewable energy producer EDF Renewables has made a significant investment in SkyX Energy, which is a subsidiary of VinaCapital Group and the owner of rooftop solar power plant SkyX Solar.