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Energy Finance Analyst Thu Vu is a former public policy analyst and risk consultant covering regulatory developments in renewable energy and energy efficiency in Vietnam. She used to work for the Financial Times (UK) and business advisory firms based in Asia.
Great enthusiasm will be met by regulatory, financing and market challenges
19 January 2020 (IEEFA Vietnam): Liquified natural gas (LNG) suppliers and gas power developers looking at making Vietnam an essential LNG market should not expect to replicate the success of renewable energy seen recently in the country, finds a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). Author Thu Vu, Energy […]
Rào cản chính sách, nguồn vốn và thị trường sẽ thử thách các nhà đầu tư
Ngày 19 tháng 1 năm 2021 (IEEFA Vietnam): Trong thời gian vừa qua, Việt Nam đã nhanh chóng nổi lên là một trong những thị trường nhập khẩu khí thiên nhiên hóa lỏng (LNG) cho phát điện tiềm năng nhất ở châu Á. Tuy nhiên, không dễ để điện khí LNG tạo ra bước nhảy […]
9.3 gigawatts peak of solar capacity, equal to 6 coal power plants, installed in less than a year
Vietnam’s solar power industry has sprung another surprise. As of 31 December 2020, the closing date for eligibility to the second solar feed-in-tariff program, a total of 9.3 gigawatts peak (GWp) (or 7.4GW) of rooftop solar capacity had been connected to the national power system, the state utility Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) has confirmed. There […]
Project bankability at risk as new regulations threaten usual contractual terms
3 November 2020 (IEEFA Vietnam): Foreign investors will face higher-than-usual risks in concluding coal power projects in Vietnam, finds a new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). Author Thu Vu, Energy Analyst with IEEFA, says new regulatory and market challenges will likely prove too onerous for foreign investors in four […]
EVN’s financial constraints leaves the utility with little room for error
22 September 2020 (IEEFA Vietnam): Implementing Vietnam’s soon-to-be-launched next Power Development Plan will ultimately depend on the country’s ability to mobilize more innovative sources of offshore financing, finds a new report by think tank the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). Vietnam is poised to launch Power Development Master Plan 8 (PDP 8) […]
Xây dựng một mạng lưới điện đủ mạnh, linh hoạt và triển khai cơ chế đấu giá điện tái tạo sẽ giúp giảm áp lực tài chính đối với EVN
Ngày 22/9/2020 (IEEFA Việt Nam): Tập đoàn Điện lực Việt Nam (EVN) đang đứng trước rủi ro tiềm ẩn về tài chính trong bối cảnh áp lực thanh toán cho các hợp đồng mua điện dài hạn từ các nhà máy điện độc lập đang ngày càng lớn, Viện Kinh tế Năng lượng và Phân […]
IEEFA: There will be no smooth sailing for LNG investors in Vietnam
Great enthusiasm will be met by regulatory, financing and market challenges
19 January 2020 (IEEFA Vietnam): Liquified natural gas (LNG) suppliers and gas power developers looking at making Vietnam an essential LNG market should not expect to replicate the success of renewable energy seen recently in the country, finds a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). Author Thu Vu, Energy […]