Viet Nam News BÌNH ĐỊNH — Hundreds of people from Bình Định Province’s Phù Mỹ District have refused to leave a camp set up in protest to a US$62 million solar project over fears of its environmental impacts. On Monday, the district People’s Committee organised an urgent meeting to address the issue. According to Nguyễn Văn Dũng, the chairman of Phù Mỹ District’s People’s Committee, on November 10 vehicles carrying engineers were sent to the Trà Ổ lagoon area to remove landmines left over from the wartime, but residents of Mỹ Thắng Commune obstructed their work and eventually impounded three vehicles. The protesters claimed the Phù Mỹ project would involve destroying vast tracts of the casuarina forest that shielded coastal lands against erosion, and they would only release the cars if local authorities agreed to cancel the project. “We have … [Read more...] about Locals protest solar power project in Bình Định Province
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PetroVietnam says Tokyo Gas may help with power plant project in Vietnam
By Reuters  October 20, 2018 | 10:04 am GMT+7 Petro Vietnam's building in Hanoi. Photo by Reuters Tokyo Gas is interested in cooperating with Vietnam’s PetroVietnam Power Corp (PV Power) to develop a natural gas-fired power project in the Southeast Asian country. On Friday, PV Power's parent said that Tokyo Gas wants to help secure long-term liquefied natural gas supplies and funds for the construction of the Nhon Trach 3 & 4 power plants in the southern province of Dong Nai, state-run Vietnam Oil and Gas Group said in a statement on its website. Tokyo Gas did not immediately respond to a request for comment made via its website. The statement follows a meeting between senior executives from PV Power and Tokyo Gas in Hanoi this week, PV Power said. The two plants, with a combined capacity of 1,500 megawatts, would be operational from 2020, according to PV Power. … [Read more...] about PetroVietnam says Tokyo Gas may help with power plant project in Vietnam
Bank stops financing coal-fired power-plant projects
Bank stops financing coal-fired power-plant projectsBy Thuy Dung A bank teller is seen counting U.S. banknotes. Standard Chartered has ruled out financing any new coal-fired power plant projects across the world – PHOTO: THANH HOA HANOI – Standard Chartered has ruled out financing any new coal-fired power plant projects across the world, saying its decision reflects the dynamism and growing affordability of alternative energy sources. “Having previously committed to rejecting proposals to finance any new stand-alone thermal coal mines, we are now going a step further by stopping any financing of new coal-fired power plants anywhere in the world, save where there is an existing commitment,” José Viñals, group chairman of Standard Chartered, said in a press release. He went on to say that just as mobile phones have allowed many markets to leapfrog old technologies and business models, so too can clean energy allow businesses and communities to … [Read more...] about Bank stops financing coal-fired power-plant projects
EVN gives measures to overcome lagging power supply projects
(VEN) - Vietnam Electricity (EVN) has proposed solutions to ensure the nation’s power supply in light of the delay in implementing various planned coal power projects. Risk of shortages in the south EVN Deputy General Director Ngo Son Hai said only seven coal-fired power plants with a capacity of 7,860MW are currently under construction. The revised Power Development Plan (PDP7) for the 2011-2020 period with a vision to 2030, projected total capacity of 34,864MW during the 2018-2022 period, of which thermal power makes up 26,000MW. Accordingly, over 18,000 to 26,000MW of coal thermal power capacity was expected to be available in the next five years, but construction on these plants has not started and this will greatly affect power supply, Hai said. In addition, natural gas resources currently exploited in the country have declined, but there is no alternative gas supply. The gas projects of Bloc B and Ca Voi Xanh are moving slowly compared with the plan, while construction of … [Read more...] about EVN gives measures to overcome lagging power supply projects
Germany rolls out world’s first hydrogen train
Germany on Monday (Sep 17) rolled out the world's first hydrogen-powered train, signalling the start of a push to challenge the might of polluting diesel trains with costlier but more eco-friendly technology. Germany rolls out its first hydrogen powered train, made by the French group Alstom which also builds the high-speed TGV AFP/Patrik STOLLARZ Two bright blue Coradia iLint trains, built by French TGV-maker Alstom, began running a 100-km route between the towns and cities of Cuxhaven, Bremerhaven, Bremervoerde and Buxtehude in northern Germany - a stretch normally plied by diesel trains. "The world's first hydrogen train is entering into commercial service and is ready for serial production," Alstom CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge said at an unveiling ceremony in Bremervoerde, the station where the trains will be refuelled with hydrogen. Alstom has said it plans to deliver another 14 of the zero-emissions trains to Lower Saxony state by 2021, with other German states also … [Read more...] about Germany rolls out world’s first hydrogen train
Fire at Duyen Hai 3 thermal power extension project
Investigators are searching for the cause of a fire at the construction site of the $1.82-billion Duyen Hai 3 thermal power plant extension project in the southern province of Tra Vinh that took place at 10:30 AM of March 7, 2018. Fire-fighters try to control the fire at Duyen Hai 3 coal-fired thermal power station expansion project Firefighters were sent to the site five minutes after the incident started. The fire was brought under control by 12.45pm. There are no reports of casualties. The Duyen Hai 3 thermal power plant extension project at Duyen Hai thermal power complex located in Dan Thanh commune, Duyen Hai district, includes a 600 megawatts power unit. The unit was scheduled to start operation in 2018, supplying approximately 3.9 billion kWh to southern provinces and cities. In 2014, Sumitomo Corporation received an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract to construct a supercritical power station in the 688MW Duyen Hai 3 coal-fired thermal … [Read more...] about Fire at Duyen Hai 3 thermal power extension project
Strengthening power trade between Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and…
The agreement was signed by Charymyrat Purchekov, Turkmenistan’s Minister of Energy, Salahuddin Rabbani, Afghanistan Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Jam Kamal Khan, Pakistan Minister of State for Petroleum on 23 February at a ceremony in Serhetabad, Turkmenistan. Jam Kamal Khan, Pakistan Minister of State for Petroleum (first from left), Charymyrat Purchekov, Turkmenistan Minister of Energy (second from left), and Salahuddin Rabbani, Afghanistan Minister of Foreign Affairs (third from right) during the event. (Photo: ADB) The power trade will utilize existing power infrastructure as well as promote collaboration through new transmission investments in the three countries. TAP will be phased into two concurrent stages. The first phase—to be completed by 2021—will use the existing infrastructure under the ADB-financed Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan-Tajikistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (TUTAP) power interconnection project which aims to export power from Turkmenistan to … [Read more...] about Strengthening power trade between Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and…
Solar powered lighting project to be switched on in Hoi An
After two years of construction, the project to install a solar powered electricity supply system will come into operation on February 9 at An Hoi Sculpture Garden in the ancient city of Hoi An.The event aims to mark the 5th anniversary of the twinning of the cities of Hoi An and Germany’s Wernigerode.The project is the first to receive funding from the German government, and of its total investment of over VND3.5 billion, 90 percent has been supplied by the German government.Under the project, solar panels will be installed in Song Hoai square, capable of producing 51kWh for lighting and decorations for entertainment activities like street arts, folk games, decorative lanterns, and the Cau bridge relic. Nguyen Van Son, vice chairman of Hoi An City’s People’s Committee said the project has contributed to promoting cooperative relations between Hoi An and Wernigerode, as well as with the German government.It has also helped to encourage the use of environmentally … [Read more...] about Solar powered lighting project to be switched on in Hoi An
EVNNPT strives to ensure progress of power transmission projects
With this huge investment, the corporation aims to ensure the progress and quality of power transmission projects, said EVNNPT Deputy General Director Nguyen Tuan Tung at a conference to set forth plans for 2018 in Hanoi on January 12. At the conference. (Photo: bnews.vn) Tung said EVNNPT invested nearly 18 trillion VND (792.2 million USD) in projects in 2017, equivalent to 94 percent of the adjusted target assigned by the EVN, and disbursement was more than 18.1 trillion VND, equal to 95.1 percent of the adjusted target. With the capital, the corporation began construction on 38 projects, including six 500kV transmission projects and 32 220kV transmission ones. In the year, 50 500kV and 220kV transmission projects were put into operation, many of which play an important role in ensuring power supply for regions across the country, notably projects ensuring electricity provision for Hanoi. A factor helping the corporation to finish and start … [Read more...] about EVNNPT strives to ensure progress of power transmission projects
Over VND1.3 trillion allocated to construct power transmission projects
NDO – Construction began on a series of important power transmission projects worth a total investment of VND1.3 trillion in various provinces, on December 25.They were the Binh Long (Binh Phuoc province) – Tay Ninh 220kV transmission line, the Nha Trang (Khanh Hoa province) – Thap Cham (Ninh Thuan) 220kV transmission line and Quang Chau 220 kV transformer substation in Bac Giang province.The Binh Long – Tay Ninh 220kV line, with investment of nearly VND644 billion, is expected to prevent the overload of the Binh Long – My Phuoc 220kV and Cu Chi – Trang Bang 220kV transmission lines.The Nha Trang – Thap Cham 220kV line has a total investment of more than VND407 billion. Once completed, the project will contribute to meeting the increasing demand of high load in Khanh Hoa province.The line will also create a 220kV circuit linking the central coastal localities, as well as increase the reliability of power supply in the region.Meanwhile, the … [Read more...] about Over VND1.3 trillion allocated to construct power transmission projects