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Information from the General Department of Customs shows that in the first 8 months of 2017, Vietnam exports coal to almost all markets increasingly in comparison with that in the same time of the last year. It is particularly noticeable that coal export to Laos market increased for 16 times by amount (50,455 tons) and 15 times by value (4.32 million US$).

Cooperation relationship between Power Machines (Russian Federation) and Vietnam began more than a half century ago with the delivery of three generators for Thac Ba hydraulic power plant, which was the country's most powerful one for a long time. Then came the turn of Uong Bi and Pha Lai thermal power plants, as well as Tri An and Hoa Binh hydraulic power plants.

On Oct 20, 2015, President and CEO Dang Thanh Hai had a meeting with delegation of Marubeni headed by Mr. Hirohide Sagara - Chief Representative in Vietnam of Marubeni Corporation.

UPC Renewables Group and IPC Group have signed a JDA to seize opportunities for joint development of wind power projects in Vietnam.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany, Dr. Nguyen Minh Vu, recently met with Großmann Ingenieur Consult GmbH (GICON®) and the Vietnam Petroleum Institute (VPI) to promote co-operation in the field of renewable energy in Vietnam.

The Electricity Regulatory Authority - Ministry of Industry and Trade informed that, by the end of December 2022, there are 108 power plants directly participating in offering in the competitive electricity market, with a total installed capacity of 30,837 MW, equal to about 38.8% of the total capacity of the national power system. The competitive nature in the electricity wholesale market of Vietnam has gradually expanded in scale.

11 July 2023, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - The Future Energy Show Vietnam & The Solar Show Vietnam, the largest energy event in Vietnam, returns to Ho Chi Minh City once again this week. This year’s event is especially significant given it will be the first event following Vietnam’s recent significant energy policy announcements.

Speaking at the forum in Hanoi on August 29, 2019 on "Smart energy - optimizing power generation mix with the flexible solutions in Vietnam" organized by the Embassy of Finland in collaboration with Wartsila, Mr. Jaakko Eskola, the President and General Director of Wartsila expressed: Vietnam is one of the countries in the world with the fastest economy and energy growth rate and this growth rate is expected to continue in the coming time, therefore, Vietnam needs to supplement more power capacity, and with an abundant potential of wind, solar and other renewable energy (including hydropower energy), this is an ideal time for Vietnam to set a goal, towards 100% power generation from renewable energy in the future.

Vietnam has installed more than 101,939 rooftop solar systems with a total installed capacity of more than 9.3GW as of January 4, 2021. The data is based on the report of Electricity of Vietnam (EVN).  

On July 25th 2015, the anniversary of 15-year-operation was held at the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange with the participation of the Prime Minister – Mr. Nguyen Tan Dung, together with the Minister of Finance – Mr. Dinh Tien Dung as well as representatives of State Securities Commission of Viet Nam and Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee.

The Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Tran Hong Ha and Mr. Graham Stuart - Secretary of State in charge of Energy Security and Carbon Neutrality (Net Zero) of the United Kingdom have agreed to promote a number of specific renewable energy projects with the participation of leading enterprises of the two countries, as a basis for exchanging and sharing experiences of the two sides in a substantive and effective way.

On December 28, GE Renewable Energy announced that it has secured a 27.2 MW contract to supply 8 units of GE’s 3MW-137 wind turbines to support construction of the Phuoc Minh Wind Farm, located in Ninh Thuan, in the South Central Region of Vietnam. A consortium of PowerChina Huadong Engineering Corporation, Henste Engineering and IPC Group will provide full Engineering, Procurement and Construction services for the project.

Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) informed that in the first 6 months of 2021, the electricity generation and import of the whole system reached 128.51 billion kWh, increasing 7.4% over the same period in 2020, including 14.69 billion kWh (equal to 11.4%)from the renewable energy projects, 624 million kWh (0.5%) from import.

Within the framework of the 26th Conference of the participates in the Framework Convention of United Nations on Climate Change (COP26) taking place in the United Kingdom, under the witness of Vietnamese Prime Minister (PM) Pham Minh Chinh, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (RE) and BCG Energy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Siemens Gamesa RE providing BCG Energy with equipment and technical solutions for wind power development in Vietnam.

Vietnam is no doubt the number one emerging PV market in 2019. And it still has great potential. But how solar business opportunities can be explored in this market? How much is it the same or different from northern neighbor China? A summit conference may help figure those questions out.