Author: VoltViet
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95 Days, 18,446 Kilometres, Zero Petrol Stations
Ed Darmanin, 67, rode an Energica Experia 18,446 km around Australia in 95 days with zero petrol, becoming the first to complete the loop on electric…
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Vietnam vs the Region: Who Has a Real Carbon Price in Southeast Asia?
Singapore taxes carbon at S$45, Vietnam trades near USD 5, Indonesia caps coal plants. Comparing Southeast Asia’s carbon prices on coverage, price and grip.
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The 2050 Roadmap Everything Else Hangs On: Decision 876/QD-TTg Explained
Decision 876/QD-TTg is Vietnam’s green transport action programme: electric fleets by 2030, fossil vehicle production ending by 2040, full conversion by 2050.
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Hanoi’s Petrol Motorbike Clock Is Ticking: Directive 20/CT-TTg Explained
Directive 20/CT-TTg orders petrol motorbikes out of Hanoi’s Ring Road 1 from July 2026. Implementation began as a small zoned pilot in the old centre.
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Offshore Wind’s Missing Middle: Surveys, Ports and Bankable PPAs
Vietnam has 475 GW of offshore wind potential and new survey licences, but no bankable PPA yet. The questions lenders ask before the first turbine is…
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The Carbon Rulebook Gets Teeth: Decree 119/2025 and the Road to Auctions in 2029
Decree 119/2025 rewrites Vietnam’s carbon market rulebook: pilot allocations for power, steel and cement, a national registry, and auctions from 2029.
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Vietnam’s Carbon Exchange Now Has an Operating Rulebook: Decree 29/2026 Explained
Decree 29/2026 gives Vietnam’s domestic carbon exchange its operating rules: HNX runs trading, VSDC settles, and a national registry records every unit.
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Rooftop Solar Can Now Sell Half Its Surplus: Decree 243/2026 Explained
Decree 243/2026 lifts the cap on surplus rooftop solar sales in Vietnam from 20 to 50 percent and rewrites parts of the DPPA rules. What operators…
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Africa’s 17 GW Solar Year, and the Lesson Vietnam Is Reading
Africa will install a record 17 GW of solar in 2026, three quarters of it distributed. Vietnam’s rooftop led model shows the same pattern from the…
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One Standard for Every Public Charger: QCVN 32:2026 and Circular 61/2026 Explained
From 1 July 2027 every public EV charger in Vietnam must meet QCVN 32:2026, the national technical regulation issued with Circular 61/2026. The key rules.