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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Navigating the Solarscape: Our Handy Solar Tariffs Cheat Sheet

The solar industry is starting to get whiplash. Over the past year in particular, the industry has experienced a whirlwind of regulatory changes making solar tariffs some of the most complex tariffs in all of U.S. importing...more

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A future for offshore wind in Vietnam?

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Vietnam’s Power Development Plan VIII ("PDP8") has set an ambitious target of 6GW of offshore wind ("OSW") by 2030. Unlike Vietnam’s previous power development plans that provided a list of projects within scope, PDP8 only...more

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Vietnam Approves Power Development Plan for Cleaner Fuels

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Power Development Plan VIII ("PDP8") calls for expansions to renewable energy generation and development of LNG facilities to aid a gradual phase-out of coal-fired power plants. The plan will require US$134.7 billion in...more

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Vietnam’s Power Development Plan VIII – Initial Impressions

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Vietnam’s long-awaited Power Development Plan VIII (“PDP8”) was approved by the Prime Minister on 15 May 2023 with immediate effect, a milestone in the country’s journey towards energy transition. According to Vietnamese law,...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

South and Southeast Asia, the Next Frontier of cPPAs

Corporate power purchase agreements (cPPAs) have seen exponential growth in the Southeast Asia region over the last year. This has largely been on account of increased corporate and governmental decarbonisation targets,...more

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Fundamental Reforms to Environmental Law in Vietnam

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Spanning over 300 pages, the new environmental protection legislation includes fundamental changes in how projects are evaluated by the authorities for environmental approval, permitting mechanisms and more stringent...more

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Vietnam's 7GW wind energy ambitions

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On June 25, 2020, the Vietnamese Prime Minister published a list of 91 approved-in-principle wind power projects with an estimated energy generation capacity of seven gigawatts (GW)....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Energy in ASEAN: Developments in the Wind Energy Market in Vietnam

Wind power project developers were buoyed in April by the news that Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) had submitted Official Letter no. 2491/BCT-DL (“MOIT Proposal”) to the government, proposing to extend...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Energy in ASEAN: Solar Energy in Vietnam

In the second installment of our series “Energy in ASEAN: The Essentials,” we will take a deeper dive into the solar energy market in Vietnam. In this article, we will provide a recap of the solar story and give an overview...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Energy in ASEAN: Renewable Energy in Vietnam

ASEAN: An Economic Powerhouse - The combined gross domestic product (GDP) of the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) stands at $2.8 trillion—equivalent to ranking fifth in the world’s...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - October 2019 #2

Supreme Court Showdown Set Over Pipeline Crossing of Appalachian Trail - "Led by Dominion and Duke Energy, the company contends that 'long-standing precedent' allows pipelines to cross the 2,000-mile national scenic...more

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Cutting through the noise: Infrastructure in Asia-Pacific 2019 - Sector watch

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While investors are looking at a variety of sectors in the region, our survey reveals that roads are the top priority, while both conventional and renewable energy are still very much on the radar - Our research shows that...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top Ten International Anti-Corruption Developments for January 2017

In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to primary...more

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Trade & Manufacturing - News of Note - January 2017

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Customs and Border Protection Issues Update On Enforcement Of Trade Orders - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released its AD/CVD Update for June/July 2016. As explained in the January 2015 and the August 2016...more

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