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SMARTGEN Signs Energy Business Cooperation MOU with VIỆT SIN ENERGY GROUP

On August 19, 2026, SMARTGEN signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with VIỆT SIN ENERGY GROUP (VSEG) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to strengthen cooperation in solar energy, ESS/BESS, and related energy infrastructure. Under the agreement, the two companies will jointly develop energy projects by combining SMARTGEN's energy solutions and project expertise with VSEG's local business network, creating new business opportunities in Vietnam's energy market.

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SMARTGEN Signs Energy Business Cooperation MOU with VIỆT SIN ENERGY GROUP

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Source brief: LOF starts a 2.5 MWp rooftop solar project at its southern Vietnam plant

Digest: EVN and Vinachem partner to study BESS energy storage

Digest: Rooftop solar helps cut bills and ease grid pressure in Hưng Yên

Digest: Rooftop solar spreads from households to factories in Nghe An

Digest: Samsung Vietnam brings a 28MWp rooftop solar system into operation

Battery storage moves to the front as rooftop solar incentives remain under review

Digest: What Vinh Long's renewable push means for household rooftop PV

Digest: How Vietnam may expand direct power purchase rules

Source brief: Singapore firm raises $8.6 mln for rooftop solar projects in Vietnam

Source brief: Rooftop solar in Hung Yen helps ease grid pressure

Source brief: Quang Ngai plans 13 solar projects totaling 800 MW

Source brief: Bac Ninh offers up to VND 6 million for home rooftop solar

Source briefing: Phu Tho plans VND 37 billion for rooftop solar at government offices

Source brief: EVN says adjusting electricity-use hours reflects supply and demand and optimizes system operation

Source brief: HCMC says Decree 243 gives rooftop solar a new boost

Source brief: Government revises retail electricity price adjustment thresholds

Source brief: TotalEnergies ENEOS commissions 28 MWp rooftop solar PPA at Samsung Vietnam

Digest: Rooftop solar surplus may be sold up to 50% of excess output

Source brief: EVN questions the economics of BESS in solar projects

Digest: Solar PV additions surpassed 600 GW in 2025 as wind grew nearly 40%

Source brief: IEA says battery storage rose 40% to 108 GW in 2025

Source brief: MOIT outlines seven solution groups to secure electricity supply for summer 2026

Rooftop solar moves from bill-saving solution to growth trend

Directive 10/CT-TTg sets a 3% electricity-saving target for 2026 and accelerates self-consumption rooftop solar

EVN reported the average power purchase price in March 2026 at VND 1,907.65/kWh

EVN: Nationwide power consumption hit a new record on 15 May 2026

Source brief: EVN - Nationwide power consumption hit a new record on 15 May 2026

MOIT targets 3% electricity savings in 2026 and promotes self-consumption rooftop solar

Vietnam pushes power-saving and faster rooftop solar rollout in 2026

Global battery storage accelerates: how Vietnamese households should solve evening electricity use

EVN announced average retail electricity price adjustment effective 10 May 2025

EVN announces rooftop solar purchase prices for 2026

Vietnam’s BESS acceleration: households should optimise PV around evening load for steadier bill savings

EVN accelerates grid-scale BESS roadmap, prioritising deployment in Northern Vietnam

EVN announces rooftop solar purchase prices for 2026

EVN Announces 2026 Rooftop Solar Feed-in Purchase Rates

IEA: Southeast Asia can harness solar and wind to meet fast-rising electricity demand

IEA: Global renewable capacity could more than double by 2030, led by solar PV

With higher average electricity prices: how households should design PV and ESS around evening load

IEA’s renewables tripling goal: What matters for households is cutting evening bills with PV+ESS

Cutting evening electricity bills: Why PV+ESS is becoming a must-have setup for households

IEA: The world must accelerate to meet the 2030 renewable tripling target

Adjusted PDP8: why homeowners should design rooftop solar from the electricity bill

IEA: Southeast Asia has major solar and wind potential as electricity demand rises

Vietnam advances its energy storage pathway toward 2030

Heatwaves and record power demand: how households should read their electricity bills

IRENA: Viet Nam’s solar capacity reached 19,252 MW at end-2025

IEA: Solar PV accounted for more than three-quarters of new renewable capacity in 2025

Hot-season rooftop solar: households should start from daytime self-consumption

Circular 20/2026/TT-BCT updates avoided-cost tariff rules for small renewable power plants

Hot-season electricity bills: why households should size rooftop solar around self-consumption

Revised Power Development Plan VIII sets major 2030 targets for solar and storage

Directive 10/CT-TTg sets 2026 targets for power saving and rooftop solar development

Viet Nam’s 50% rooftop solar goal: households should start from the power bill

On 8 April, rooftop solar reached 47.1 million kWh in Viet Nam’s power mix

Nghe An’s 2026 plan shows rooftop solar becoming a practical electricity-saving tool

VietnamPlus: Vietnam under pressure to scale up battery storage for renewable growth

Directive 10 sets a 2026 target to save at least 3% of national electricity consumption

HCMC seminar highlights power-system pressure after years of record heat

MOIT outlines seven solution groups to secure electricity supply for summer 2026

EVNHCMC rolls out measures to promote rooftop solar in Ho Chi Minh City

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