Through the newly launched ENABLE platform, ADB is coordinating a grant of USD 500,000 from the Smart Energy Innovation Fund (SEIF) and an additional USD 250,000 from GEAPP to support Vietnam in training, pilot project development, policy formulation, and technical. .
Through the newly launched ENABLE platform, ADB is coordinating a grant of USD 500,000 from the Smart Energy Innovation Fund (SEIF) and an additional USD 250,000 from GEAPP to support Vietnam in training, pilot project development, policy formulation, and technical. .
Vietnam is one of the first three countries selected for a pilot program under a new partnership initiative between the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP), aimed at developing battery energy storage systems (BESS). Alongside Mongolia and. .
Hanoi, June 26, 2025 – Amid a strong energy transition and Viet Nam’s efforts to fulfill its commitments toward achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, the research and deployment of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), along with their integration with renewable energy solutions, have become an. .
EVN's 50 MW Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) pilot project, in collaboration with ADB and GEAPP, aims for 300 MW by 2030. Vietnam is the fastest-growing energy market in Asia, according to the International Trade Administration. The government anticipates a 10-12% annual surge through 2030 in. .
The subsidies for fossil fuel in Vietnam are expected to exceed US$540 million by 2025 and US$2.56 billion by 2030. Thus, it is important to secure an adequate financial source based on the revenue from taxes and fees derived from fossil fuel consumption and generation to compensate for the. .
In December 2024, the European Union (EU) released an additional 15 million EUR of budget support to the Government of Vietnam in the framework of the EU - Vietnam Sustainable Energy Transition Programme (SETP). This brings the total disbursement by the EU under this programme to 63 million EUR in. .
State-owned utility Vietnam Electricity (EVN) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have discussed investing in a pilot Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project in Vietnam. At a meeting on Wednesday, the ADB side, represented by Andrew Jeffries, advisor, Energy Transition Mechanism and.
