Nuclear energy is for not only developed countries but also developing countries like Vietnam which can implement and apply nuclear energy in its economic development, said IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano. Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Amano made this statement to Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh at a reception in [...]
Oct 4 2011 | Posted in
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Phu Quoc Island District in the southern Kien Giang province will receive more than VND9.16 trillion ($436.2 million) to implement three new power supply projects, according to Phu Quoc Investment and Development Management Board. Approved projects include installation of the Ha Tien – Phu Quoc 110kV underground cable system, which is expected to be completed [...]
Oct 4 2011 | Posted in
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State-owned Kuwait Petroleum International (KPI) will receive funding from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to build and develop Vietnam’s second oil refinery, its chairman was reported as saying on Friday. Hussein Ismail told Kuwait’s state news agency KUNA that building the 200,000-bpd Nghi Son oil refinery is part of Kuwait’s strategy to invest in large-scale [...]
Oct 2 2011 | Posted in
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Electricity of Vietnam Group (EVN) and Japan Atomic Power Company (JAPC) inked a contract in Hanoi on September 28 to provide consultancy for the Ninh Thuan 2 nuclear power plant in Ninh Hai district of the central Ninh Thuan province. Under the contract, JAPC will provide consultancy on Ninh Thuan 2 plant project for investor [...]
Sep 29 2011 | Posted in
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Lacking energy and wishing to develop clean energy sources, Vietnam has become the attractive destination for foreign clean energy investors. When announcing the project to build a solar panel factory in HCM City in March, the US First Solar group aims to make more profits with the low-cost solar cell technology, about 78 cent per [...]
Sep 27 2011 | Posted in
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Vietnam government disagreed with the proposals to raise electricity, petrol prices, Vu Duc Dam, Minister, Chairman of Government Office, told state-run Vietnam Television at a press conference after Government regular meeting in September. The Minister also said that the Government does not agree with the fact that electricity and petrol groups excusing loss making to [...]