Vietnam is among the most vulnerable nations to climate change impacts, yet research has found that Vietnam is also home to abundant renewable energy potential, which could help alleviate some of these threats.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Jinko Solar: ‘solar is going to become the new primary energy in the world’
The 420MW Dau Tieng project in Vietnam will become the largest solar power project in Southeast Asia when it is complete.
GIZ supporting climate change response in Vietnam
A workshop was held in Hanoi on October 30 to review the project “Creation of an overarching framework for Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) and measuring, reporting, and verification in Vietnam”.
What’s in the First Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia Trilateral Border Exchange?
A closer look at the significance of an upcoming development.
PM mulls canal plan but army brooks no delay
A group of Chinese investors have reached a deal with the Thai Canal Authority to support the mega-project to bisect the Thai peninsula.
Wind, Sun to Strand $60 Billion of Coal Assets in Southeast Asia
As more of that cheaper solar and wind generation is added in Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines, coal plants will go idle more often and struggle to generate revenue needed to repay their loans.